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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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Daily Mail and Independent coverage on Government tree planting targets

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 30 September 2022 - Categories: Weekly stories

There is inaccurate coverage in the Daily Mail and Independent on Government’s tree planting targets.

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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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National Tree Week launch media coverage

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 29 November 2021 - Categories: Weekly stories
Image of trees and grass

As part of National Tree Week, we have announced a new community forest for Cumbria and awarded £12million of funding to help plant over quarter of million trees

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Coverage of Green Recovery Challenge Fund second awarding round

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 29 July 2021 - Categories: Weekly stories

There has been coverage of the awarding of the second round of funding for the Green Recovery Challenge Fund in PA, the Daily Express, Sky News’ the Daily Climate Show (at 09:20), the Evening Standard, BBC Radio Shropshire, Yorkshire Post, …

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Coverage of the England Woodland Creation Offer

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 9 June 2021 - Categories: Weekly stories
Image of trees and plants near river

In today's blog we look at widespread coverage of the Forestry Commission's England Woodland Creation Offer, which provides greater financial incentives for landowners and farmers to plant and manage trees.

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