Study shows Northern Forest has given 300,000 more people access to nature
Key points from the study show that:
- more than 4,000 football pitches of trees have been planted
- 19,000 tonnes of carbon have been locked up by trees planted through the Northern Forest
- an additional 3,500 hectares of new habitat networks have been created for wildlife
- a £43 million annual uplift is flowing from the natural benefits
- 7.5 million more visits to woodland have been seen each year
- 87,500 households within deprived areas now have access to woodland within 500 metres
- a 33% improvement in flood mitigation has been seen across planted sites.