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The price of woodland has risen out of proportion to its timber yield, and in 2022 reached £28,000 per hectare (£11,000 per acre). Woodland prices are affected by its very favourable tax treatment and its high amenity value. [6] [44] [45]
The woodlands of Bedfordshire cover 6.2% of the county. [2] Some two thirds of this (4,990 ha or 12,300 acres) is broad-leaved woodland, principally oak and ash. [3] A Woodland Trust estimate of all ancient woodland in Bedfordshire (dating back to at least the year 1600), including woods of 0.1 ha (0.25 acres) and upward suggests an area of 1,468 ha (3,630 acres). [4]
York Community Woodland is a site managed by Forestry England near to Knapton in York, England. The site covers 78 hectares (193 acres), and by its opening in 2024, 210,000 trees had been planted. The site is owned by the City of York Council, and offers an open space on the western side of the City of York. Spare land has been allocated on the ...
Forestry England manages 1,500 woodland and forest areas covering around 250,000 hectares (620,000 acres) spread from Northumberland to Cornwall, Shropshire to Norfolk, making them England’s largest land manager.
The Commission originally expanded the forest using fast growing conifers, but has begun a project to convert much of this to mixed woodland. [53] [54] Salcey Forest: Northamptonshire: 495 Salcey Forest has a 20 metre high "Tree Top Walkway". The forest is also made up of ancient woodland including 600-year-old oak trees. [55] [56] [57 ...
Jones' Hill Wood is a 1.8-hectare (4.4-acre) piece of ancient woodland near Wendover in Buckinghamshire, south England.Formed mainly of beech trees, the wood is part of the Chiltern Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
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Following Felix Dennis's death in 2014, the charity has since expanded the forest to cover more than 7,000 acres (28 km 2), with a variety of habitats. These include 4,658 acres (18.85 km 2) of newly established forest with over 600 acres (2.4 km 2) mature, ancient woodland, preserving a vital part of the region's natural heritage. In 2022, the ...