UK planning to plant millions of trees to create 'northern forest'

Plans to plant 50 million trees in England to create a "Northern Forest" between Liverpool and Hull have been backed with £5.7 million from the British Government.

Planting is planned over the next 25 years across a 120-mile stretch of northern England along the M62 corridor to boost habitat for wildlife including birds and bats, protect species such as the red squirrel and provide more access to woodlands for millions of people living in the area.