Western Forest

Forest in the west of England

Western Forest

Western Forest on 2011 South West England districts map

The Western Forest is a forest of existing and future woodlands in the west of England: more trees will be planted in Bristol, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and Somerset.[1][2][3] The Forest of Avon Trust will be involved.[4] It will initially develop 2,500 hectares (9.7 sq mi) of new woodland.[5]

## See also

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* Northern Forest (England)

## References

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1. ^ Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Creagh, Mary. "Government to plant first National Forest in 30 years". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2025-03-21.
2. ^ Prior, Malcolm; Kumah, Jenny (2025-03-21). "New national forest to see 20m trees planted across West by 2050". BBC News. Retrieved 2025-03-21.
3. ^ "New forest to be created in west of England, with 20m trees planted by 2050". The Guardian. 2025-03-21. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-03-21.
4. ^ "Western Forest". West of England Nature Partnership. 2024. Retrieved 2025-03-21.
5. ^ "Western Forest chosen to be the first new national forest". Swindon Borough Council. 2025-03-21. Retrieved 2025-03-21.