In the North West we can be proud of being the home of the Industrial Revolution. With that
great surge of energy and change in society we paid scant regard to the negative effects on
the environment. It took us many years to clearly understand the problems of lost green space
and derelict land. The Forests are trying to reverse this loss and degradation of green land by supporting projects that convert some of our most despoiled land to wonderful greenspaces.

It is now clear that a good environment in and around our towns and cities helps to improve
people's lives and makes the area attractive for businesses and employers. Improving the
image of our land improves life for employers and communities alike.

At the core of the Forests is a commitment to the environmental regeneration of the North West
of England. This is evident in projects such as Green Streets, which promotes planting of trees
in residential and city centre streets, and Newlands, which is a £56million project to transform
some of the most derelict, under-used and neglected land of the North West into recreational
green spaces for the local communities and businesses. For more detail on these and other
Forest projects please visit the Forest websites:

“We can’t believe the difference these trees have made to the estate, which prior to planting had largely been devoid of greenery”Gay Smith - Chair of the Gorse Hill Community Action Group