Planting
Approximately 85% of the trees planted are native broadleaf species with some of the most commonly planted species are: English oak, ash, poplar, Corsican and Scots pine.
The transformation of the landscape is beginning to take effect as the first tiny whips to be planted in the early 1990s are growing into substantial trees.
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