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Forestry Commission to conduct study of estate
The Forestry Commission has announced that it is to undertake a year-long review of its 250,000-hectare (617,763-acre) estate in England to see how it can meet the long-term needs of modern society.
The in-depth study will then be used to form recommendations on how the estate, which also includes 67,000 hectares (165,561 acres) of Sites of Special Scientific Interest, can best contribute towards a government strategy on trees, woods and forests. A working group will be established by the Forestry Commission's England National Commission to include key stakeholders in the report, including the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). A public consultation will also be held.
Hilary Benn, environment, food and rural affairs secretary, said: "The woodlands managed by the Forestry Commission are a truly multi-functional resource delivering many national priorities while also responding to regional and local needs. "With more than 100 million visits a year, they provide a breadth of public benefits and opportunities from a backdrop of adventurous sports, healthy activity, and quiet recreation – to new green space for our cities.
"Last year we published our strategy for England's Trees, Woods and Forests, and the time is right to consider how the public forest estate might respond to the strategy in the future, including new challenges such as climate change."
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