GeriSaplings in prisons and bogs on military ranges: Labour’s plans for nature-friendly state land

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Guardian UK04.05.2026GeneralUnited Kingdom

Saplings in prisons and bogs on military ranges: Labour’s plans for nature-friendly state land

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Exclusive: Minister says proposals show government’s ambition, as it faces unprecedented pressure from GreensTree nurseries could be built at prisons and military ranges could be turned into heathland or peat bogs as part of an ambitious plan to make government land more nature-friendly, the environment secretary has said.Speaking ahead of elections this week in which Labour is under pressure from the Green party, Emma Reynolds said such projects showed the government’s intent in restoring natural habitats. Continue reading...

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