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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Technology
Emily Beament

Drones used to sow tree seeds in scheme to restore lost South West rainforests

The drone flying over the uplands for seed dispersal (HereNowFilms/PA) -

Tens of thousands of native tree seeds have been sown by drone as part of efforts to triple the amount of rare rainforest in south-west England.

The Woodland Trust has led the project to sow 75,000 seeds of trees native to Atlantic temperate rainforest, including pedunculate oak, alder, wild cherry, downy birch and hazel, on the hills around Bodmin, Cornwall.

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