The forest is to be created across a swathe of the west of England from the Cotswolds to the Mendips, the Government has said. The new "Western Forest" project will create 2,500 hectares (6,200 acres) ...

Twenty million trees will be planted and 2,500 hectares (6,178 acres) of new woodland created in the west of England as part of a "national forest" drive, the government has announced. The Western ...

The forest will increase green space for 2.5 million people living across Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire. It is part of the government's manifesto commitment to create three new forests.

The government also plans to plant 50million trees in the new forest by 2050. The forest will be made up of new and existing woodlands and stretch from the Cotswolds to the Mendips, the government ...

A new national forest will be created in the west of England, the Government has said (Alamy/PA) A new “national forest” is to be created across a swathe of the west of England from the ...