What is the most resource-efficient way to establish woodland?

摘要

The Government's 25-year environment plan, and now Scotland's Forestry Strategy, have set growth targets for rural and peri-urban woodland, and the UK's "tree champion" Sir William Worsley recently reaffirmed the Government's commitment to plant 11 million trees across the British countryside, including in the proposed Northern Forest where planting has already begun.Some have questioned though whether such mass planting is the most resource-efficient way for local authorities and other land managers to create or restore woodland habitats with their associated social and environmental benefits.