Already, more than 85,000 young trees have been planted in the fledgling woodland just to the west of York, near Poppleton. Within the next few years, the plan is for that to increase to 210,000 trees.
The 190-acre woodland will include woodland walks, cycling trails, wildflower meadows, a community orchard, a woodland school and a visitor centre.
Former council leader Keith Aspden said in February this year that the woodland would ‘benefit the city and its residents for years to come', while former executive member for climate change Cllr Paula Widdowson described it as a ‘flagship project’ contributing to York’s efforts to protect biodiversity and tackle carbon emissions.
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