Volunteers plant 109,000 trees in new Lancashire woodlands
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More than 1,200 volunteers across Lancashire planted 109,000 trees over the past year, creating woodland covering the equivalent of 154 football pitches, plus 61 new orchards and 17 micro-forests. Over two planting seasons, the Lancashire Woodland Partnership has planted almost 500,000 trees and more than 27,233 metres of hedges.
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