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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Rebecca Speare-Cole

National Trust planting 800 football pitches worth of woodlands over winter

The National Trust has started planting thousands of trees as part of efforts to combat climate change (Paul Harris/National Trust) -

The National Trust is planting new woodlands across land in England equivalent to 800 football pitches this winter in partnership with local forest experts.

The charity said almost 416,000 trees will be planted by the end of March, creating 519 hectares (1,282 acres) of woody habitats, wood pasture, hedgerows and orchards.

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