Forests: Environment Protection
Commons · Question 360 · Tabled 13 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 19 May 2026
Question
Asked by Matt Vickers
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the funding required to restore plantations on ancient woodland sites on the Public Forest Estate.
Answer
Answered by Mary Creagh, 19 May 2026
Restoration of plantations on ancient woodland sites on the Public Forest Estate, historically funded through Forestry England’s core budget, is being accelerated by targeted funding from Defra. The impact of this £5.9 million targeted Defra funding for 2...