Volunteers have planted over 109,000 trees in Lancashire in the past year, creating new woodlands the size of 154 football pitches.
01Summary
- 01More than 1,200 volunteers from communities, landowners and environmental organisations took part.
- 02The planting created 61 new orchards and 17 new micro-forests.
- 03In the last two seasons, the Lancashire Woodland Partnership has planted nearly 500,000 trees and 27,233 metres of new hedges.
- 04Lancashire County Councillor Joshua Roberts said the woodlands support wildlife, tackle climate change and improve wellbeing.
02Why it matters
This matters because increasing tree cover helps combat climate change, supports local wildlife, and provides green spaces that improve people's mental and physical health.
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