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New powers introduced to crack down on illegal tree felling

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 28 December 2022 - Categories: Nature
Man cutting a tree in a forest

Today we are looking at media coverage of Defra’s announcement on measures to tackle illegal tree felling.

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Daily Express coverage of £20 million funding for woodlands

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 28 November 2022 - Categories: Weekly stories
Tree saplings

Today we are looking at media coverage of new Government funding for woodlands.

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Put Down Roots with woodland creation

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 27 January 2022 - Categories: Weekly stories

We look at the recent coverage of our new ‘Put Down Roots’ woodland creation campaign.

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New funding for tree planting as National Tree Week comes to a close

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 7 December 2020 - Categories: Uncategorized
Image of trees being planted by two people.

Today, as National Tree Week comes to a close, we look at coverage in titles such as the Times, Sunday Telegraph and Daily Mail of two recent announcements of new funding for tree planting.

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First government-funded tree of Northern Forest takes root

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 30 November 2018 - Categories: Uncategorized
Minister Rutley with Tree Champion Sir William Worsley and pupils from St Andrew’s CE Primary School. Photo credit: The Woodland Trust.

Forestry Minister David Rutley has today planted the first government-funded tree of the Northern Forest alongside the Woodland Trust, Community Forest Trust, Tree Champion Sir William Worsley and students from St Andrew’s CE Primary School in Radcliffe.

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