Chester Zoo conservationists say they have created an 'amazing woodland for the future'.
Chester Zoo said they hoped the new woodland would provide a home for a variety of plants and animals
Jennifer Kelly, Chester Zoo's head of sustainability, said the new woodland would provide a "lasting legacy for future generations".The initiative, which forms part of a wider wildlife corridor across the region, has seen a diverse mix of UK native broadleaf trees species, including oak, beech and hazel, planted to provide high biodiversity benefits and resilience to climate change.
Dr Simon Dowell, director of science and policy at the zoo, said the woodland, once established, would provide a "richer and more diverse habitat for a range of species". "Its location was carefully chosen to link two existing but much smaller woods, forming a continuous woodland which spans almost 13 hectares in total," he said.
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