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Tree planting and woodland creation case studies

Read real stories of successful tree planting and woodland creation projects from across England.

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From:
Forestry Commission
Published:
16 January 2023
Last updated:
26 March 2026
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  1. Added 2 new case studies: Racecourse Farm in the North West and West Midlands area; Ground Control in the East and East Midlands area.

  2. Added 4 case studies: Brook Farm, Herefordshire; Salts Wood, Kent; Hilley Farm, Shropshire; Helmingham Estate, Suffolk.

  3. Added a North West and West Midlands case study, titled 'How planting Paragon's Townhead Woods helped a business to benefit the environment'.

  4. Added 'Financial case study: commercial woodland over 100 hectares'.

  5. Added 'How woodland funding helped Lowther Estate to create Ladybeck Wood'.

  6. Added 'From import to innovation: how Grown in Britain and ercol are transforming UK furniture manufacturing'.

  7. Added Ireby Green Farm to the North West/West Midlands collection.

  8. Added 'Managing woodlands with community groups in the National Forest'.

  9. Added Expanding More Trees community nursery to grow, improve and diversify tree stock.

  10. Added case studies for Newhouse Farm, Whitewoods, and Yeomadon Farm. Case studies were also categorised by region.

  11. Added High Meadows Farm and Cabilla Manor Farm.

  12. Added Forestart case study.

  13. Added Birkholme Farms, Lincolnshire.

  14. Addition of Heathpatch Farm case study.

  15. Addition of Buckle Wood case study.

  16. Added the: Woodland Restoration Case Study High Speed 2 Woodland Fund.

  17. Addition of Swain's Wood - Staffordshire case study.

  18. Addition of: Woodland Carbon Guarantee: Reasons behind applying on a 3 and 6 hectare site.

  19. Addition of Helping local authorities respond to the biodiversity emergency case study.

  20. First published.

We recently categorised these case studies by region. If you think a different category would be better, such as land type or grant, let us know. Email us your feedback.

Yorkshire and North East

North West and West Midlands

East and East Midlands

South West

South East and London

National

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