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Climate change means we need new approach to tree planting or we’ll keep losing them in storms, says chair of Forestry Commission

Britain needs to think again about its plans for tree planting, according to Forestry Commission data. Stuart Martel reports.

A fresh approach to tree planting is needed to safeguard our woodlands against climate change, says Sir William Worsley, chair of the Forestry Commission, as new figures reveal the full extent of the damage caused by storms across Britain last winter.

Sir William suggests that woodland owners should be encouraged to plant and manage more…

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