Costing £7.5million over five years, we take a closer look at one of three vast woodlands planned for the UK’s most nature-depleted nation.  Plans for a vast new National Forest stretching from the Cotswolds to the Mendips have been unveiled by the government. The Western Forest is an ambitious initiative involving planting 2,500 hectares (6,200 … Continue reading Unearthing ecological benefits in England’s planned Western Forest