The forest is to be created across a swathe of the west of England from the Cotswolds to the Mendips, the Government has said. The new "Western Forest" project will create 2,500 hectares (6,200 acres) ...

The Western Forest project will see 20 million trees planted across the west of England, creating at least 2,500ha of new woodland by 2030. More than 70% of this will be on agricultural land.