Forestry England announces plans to create a new Lincolnshire Woodland

A new woodland will be created in Lincolnshire.

Forestry England has announced that it has purchased three parcels of land in the county in order to increase the amount of woodland.

Across the county, woodland currently covers just 4% of land, making it the least wooded area part of the East Midlands.

The organisation says that it is looking to purchase other sites in Lincolnshire and hopes to make announcements in the coming weeks.

Paddy Harrop, forest management director, said: “I’m excited that we have bought this land in Lincolnshire and can create beautiful, resilient woodlands that will fit well with the other forests we manage across this part of England.

“Increasing Lincolnshire’s woodland is important for wildlife, people and for a green economy.

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“Each new woodland will produce sustainable timber, helping to reduce our reliance on imports and they will store carbon, mitigating the impacts of climate change.

“And once planted, the three woodlands will improve biodiversity across the landscape and be inspiring places for people to access and enjoy.

“We will be working with our foresters and landscape architects to plan these woodlands in consultation with nearby communities.”

The sites are a few miles to the north and north-east of Lincoln at North Carlton, Dunholme and Newball Grange, next to the village of Langworth, and will together cover 530 hectares of land.

Extensive surveys of each site will be completed to support the designs - and local people will be invited to share their views.

The team will carefully choose tree species to thrive at each site and be resilient to future climate conditions as they grow and mature.

The new woodlands will be planted with a mix of broadleaf and conifer tree species providing a rich habitat for wildlife, a beautiful space for people to enjoy and a sustainable source of timber. They will be among many new woodlands Forestry England is creating across England and will be looked after as part of the nation’s forests.

Last May Forestry England announced the first ‘Coronation Wood’ to celebrate the Coronation of King Charles III at Clipsham, which straddles the Lincolnshire and Rutland border. Final designs for Clipsham Wood, which will cover 220 hectares, will take account of responses to a public consultation and planting is due to begin this winter.