New Plymouth and South Devon Community Forest announced
The creation of Plymouth and South Devon Community Forest is part of a government drive to see tree planting rates treble in England by the end of this Parliament.
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23 June 2021 The Plymouth and South Devon Community Forest will enhance and improve the look and feel of the city and surrounding areas over the next 25 years. Image credit: Chris Parkes Photography
The Plymouth and South Devon Community Forest, announced today by Defra, England’s Community Forests and Plymouth City Council, will be the first newly created Community Forest supported through the Nature for Climate Fund (NCF) and join England’s Community Forest network.
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The Plymouth and South Devon Community Forest will enhance and improve the look and feel of the city and surrounding areas over the next 25 years.
Image credit: Chris Parkes Photography
The Plymouth and South Devon Community Forest, announced today by Defra, England’s Community Forests and Plymouth City Council, will be the first newly created Community Forest supported through the Nature for Climate Fund (NCF) and join England’s Community Forest network.
The scheme will receive NCF funding to develop canopy cover across the city and plant up to 500ha of woodland by 2025, which is expected to more than treble in size to 1600ha by 2034. Plymouth will plant up to 25ha in the first year of this project and receive up to £480,000 in funding from the NCF funded Trees for Climate.