The new national forest will see 20 meters of trees planted in the West until 2050

The government will be erected twenty million trees and 2,500 hectares (6,178 acres), which are created as part of a “national forest” driving to the west of England.

The Western Forest will consist of new and existing forest areas in urban areas such as Bristol, Swindon and Gloucester, as well as Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Somperset, Cotswolds and Mendips.

The government will be the first of the three new national forests that will help to achieve a legally binding target to obtain 16.5% forest cover in the UK by 2050.

However, when only 10% cover has been obtained so far, the surrounding groups warned that much more should be done to meet the goals of tree thorns.

Latest research It is estimated that the total forest area of ​​the entire Britain is currently 3.28m hectares.

This represents 13% of the total land area of ​​the UK, but only 10% in the UK is the forest area.

The aim of the United Kingdom is to plant 30,000 hectares of forest each year.

The latest annual figures show that approximately 21,000 hectares, the majority in Scotland and only 5,500 hectares in the UK, have been erected.

Andy Egan, President of Woodland Trust’s Protection Policy, said that there was “significant progress” in tree planting, but it is still “more to do more” to meet England’s goals.

He said it was necessary to maintain government financing.

“Successful tree planting and ongoing management need long -term grant support,” he said.

“A challenging public expenditure environment may face the risk of taking back most of the good work.”

Alex Stone, General Manager of Avon Trust Forest, who managed the partnership behind the Western Forest Project, said that there are some areas in the region that are currently covering only 7% of the trees with trees.

“This is about revealing these areas, so we really have trees we really need,” he said.

“What we aim to do with the Western Forest is reaching 20% ​​of the shade cover by 2050 and we are trying to rise more than 30% in five priority areas.”

The program will target urban areas, including Bristol, Swindon and Gloucester.

The government said it would put 7.5 million pounds of public money in the forest in the next five years.

He said that the project will only help England to go to Net Zero, but also encourage economic growth and create business in the region.

Nature Minister Mary Creagh said he hoped that the Western Forest will “make a big difference” for water quality, flood durability and wildlife, and that “the nature in the region” will bring people closer to people “.

However, he acknowledged that there was a lot to do to hit Britain’s goal of planting a national tree.

He said, “I’m sure we’d go where we need to get,” he said.

“Such projects give me hope and confidence that we can do this with everyone coming together, working with the public sector and private sector.”

In spite of the ongoing budget cuts, the authorized added that the next two national forests will be investigated by other financing resources until the end of this parliament.

The Western Forest is the first new national forest in England within 30 years after the establishment of the original National Forest in Leicestershire, Derbyshire and Staffordshire, where 9.8m trees are planted.