I agree with you that our woods and forests are an invaluable national asset and I am proud of the action that has been taken in recent years to preserve and extend British woodland.
I am pleased that Ministers have committed to plant 11 million trees by the end of this Parliament, on top of a further 1 million urban trees. I also welcome the ambitious plans to create a new 'Northern Forest' along the M62 corridor with the aim to plant over 50 million trees over the next 25 years, and I am encouraged by a commitment to consult and publish an England Tree Strategy.
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