New initiative aims to convert unused public lands in Cork into woodlands

Staff at Cork County Council's Climate Action Regional Offices (CARO) are contacting all public sector landowners to develop a database of areas suitable for planting native woodland trees.

The new initiative aims to convert unused public lands into woodlands for people to enjoy. File Picture: Richard Gordon

Cork County Council staff are co-ordinating a national project which will see suitable, unused public sector-owned land turned into new woodlands.

Staff at the council's Climate Action Regional Offices (CARO) are contacting all public sector landowners to develop a database of areas suitable for planting native woodland trees.