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We must double native woodland cover to gain the full benefits for wildlife and people.

Creating new woodland increases the area in which woodland wildlife can live and benefit, as well as protecting existing woods.

Planting new native woodland as 'buffers' can help woodland wildlife survive.

Trees are particularly good at:

• helping to stop pollutants damaging ancient woods and ancient and wildlife-rich hedges
• protecting wildlife and ancient woods from negative impacts happening on neighbouring land

And the benefits of woodland need not only be for wildlife.

By creating accessible woods in both urban and rural areas near to where people live, the Woodland Trust believes society can enjoy more of the many and varied benefits that woodland offers:

• health improvement
• increased wellbeing
• landscape enhancement
• better air quality
• soil stabilisation
• flood alleviation 

Our reaction to the Foresty Panel's interim report to Government

Need more?  

 Read our formal submission to the Panel

 'A bold vision for forests' underpins all our work in England