The UK government has announced the creation of its first new national forest in 30 years: the Western Forest. This ambitious project will see 20 million trees planted on 2,500 hectares (6,177 acres) in the west of England by 2050. It is part of a “national forest” drive encompassing areas in Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Somerset, and […]
According to English landowner and conservation pioneer Charlie Burrell, “Everyone wants to feel that it’s possible to do something and if you’ve got a real hope story — that you can transform an agricultural desert into something which is very rich and biodiverse — it becomes all possible and something that you can do.” At […]
