There are currently multiple overlapping strategies which purport to articulate the UK Government’s ambitions, actions, and objectives for woodland creation. Stakeholders are concerned that it is unclear how the Government’s policy objectives for forestry and the timber sector align with its land use and decarbonisation policies. Furthermore, it is not clear what will replace the England Trees Action Plan when it lapses in 2024 to give long term direction for Government’s goals for woodlands.

There are currently multiple overlapping strategies which purport to articulate the UK Government’s ambitions, actions, and objectives for woodland creation. Stakeholders are concerned that it is unclear how the Government’s policy objectives for forestry and the timber sector align with its land use and decarbonisation policies. Furthermore, it is not clear what will replace the England Trees Action Plan when it lapses in 2024 to give long term direction for Government’s goals for woodlands. Type: conclusion | Number: 1 | Paragraph: 36 | Response status: accepted Government response: The Government’s England Trees Action Plan, published in May 2021, sets out a generational vision for trees & forestry to 2050. The England Tree Action Plan’s five chapters includes over 90 policy announcements and measures Defra will take over this Parliament to achieve the long-term vision. The En