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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Emily Beament

First trees planted in effort to expand ‘iconic’ temperate rainforest site

Hundreds of saplings have been planted as part of a project to expand one of the South West’s last remaining temperate rainforests.

Volunteers have planted 450 saplings from Wistman’s Wood, an ancient oak woodland covering seven acres in the Dart Valley, on Dartmoor, Devon, and installed protective guards around naturally regenerated trees.

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