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BBC News
01-07-2025
- General
- BBC News
Ten million trees planted in Northern Forest project
More than 10 million trees have been planted as part of a project to boost woodland in the north of England, a conservation charity has Northern Forest scheme is aiming to eventually plant 50 million trees in and around cities including Liverpool, Chester, Preston, Manchester, Bradford, Leeds, Sheffield, York and Hull by Nolan, director of The Mersey Forest, said hitting the 10 million milestone was a "fantastic achievement" adding more trees would help with changing climates as well as creating places that are healthier to Sellwood, from the Woodland Trust, said the project involved "an incredible amount of sweat and graft" but was "so rewarding. Examples of places which have benefitted from new trees include the areas around eight fire stations in Greater Manchester and Oak Road Playing Fields in Hull, which is next to a river prone to flooding. 'Healthy lives' The Mersey Forest has also worked alongside Liverpool City Council to deliver 10 hectares of trees in 20 parks across the city with the help of volunteer in Hayhills Farm Wood, near Silsden, Bradford, more than 38,000 trees have been planted with the aim to connect it to four other nearby woodland will benefit "from cleaner air to improved mental health, and from flooding reduction to the sound of birdsong", Mr Nolan added: "Our woodlands and greenspaces are essential to help us adapt to changing climates, to help us live happy, healthy lives and provide neighbourhoods that we're proud to call our home."The Northern Forest is supported by the government's Nature for Climate Minister Mary Creagh said tree planting rates were now "at the highest level in over 20 years" and the government was investing £800m to plant trees across the country. Read more stories from Cheshire, Lancashire, Greater Manchester and Merseyside on the BBC, watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer and follow BBC North West on X.
Irish Examiner
31-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Kara Sacre can strike for Nolan at Listowel
A hectic bank holiday weekend is in store, with two meetings in Ireland on each of the three days. This afternoon's action is in Listowel and Tramore, both hosting National Hunt racing, and the nap on a difficult day goes to Kara Sacre, in the third race at the Kerry venue. Paul Nolan's lightly-raced five-year-old gelding contests the Eamon Foran Memorial Maiden Hurdle and if he can return to the form he showed when winning his only point-to-point and when runner-up on his track debut, he will take a great deal of beating. He was a touch below that when third last time, but he wasn't doing his rider any favours in the closing stages. Back going left-handed and open to plenty of improvement, he can put a first track success on his card. Money for Corbally Cross would be interesting, while Reiki Revolution is respected as he will find this less demanding than the race he contested at Killarney. Eoin McCarthy, who saddled a double on Thursday night at Limerick, has some good chances on the card, and those which appeal most are Aboy Joey, in the John Thomas McNamara Handicap Hurdle, and Fast Felix, in the Insurance Wise Handicap Hurdle. In Tramore, Gaoth Chuil will be hard to beat in the opener, and Kainsbourg likewise in the two-mile maiden hurdle. Rock On Pedro finished to good effect on his most recent run and if this race, just nine days on, doesn't come too soon, he will play a leading role in the two-mile-six handicap chase. Sunday's nap comes in Kilbeggan, where Aspurofthemoment can continue his winning run by taking the Geoff Scally's Centra Summerhill Beginners' Chase. Since joining Gavin Cromwell, he has raced twice and won twice. Both of those runs were over hurdles and resulted in him jumping from a mark of 95 to 120. There was no suggestion from the second of those wins that he had found his level, and he ought to translate that progress to chasing. Winner of a point-to-point on his final start for Eugene O'Sullivan, the six-year-old is a nice prospect and should bring his career tally to four wins from 11 starts in all codes. Day two in Listowel is for the Flat brigade and Fresh Fade showed enough on his recent debut to suggest he can play a leading role in the Irish EBF Median Sires Series Maiden. Michael O'Callaghan's colt was no match for previous winner Charles Darwin and, in fact, had to settle for third place, but it was a better effort than it reads. Quite keen early, he never held a realistic chance of winning the race, but when asked for his effort, he kept on well. The extra furlong of this race is a minimum of what he needs and if he has learned from that outing and settles a little better this time, he will go close. He has a favourable draw, which can't be said of Neolithic, who may be good enough to reverse previous form with Gavoo and Innumerable but will do well to win from stall 14. Tawaazon and Rappell, who, earlier this month in a Naas handicap, finished first and eighth respectively, can dominate the finish of the Croom House Stud Handicap, and the latter is a sporting bet to reverse the form. Eagles Whistle can take the James Collins Memorial Handicap for Pat Murphy and Chris Hayes. Last time out, at Killarney, he was a relatively unconsidered 40-1 chance and after a modest break he was never involved at the front end. However, he ran into trouble in running and should have finished a lot closer than he did. The drop in trip isn't a huge concern as this is low-grade stuff and from a decent draw, he can build on the promise of that effort. In the same race, Still She Blooms attempted to make all the running but had to settle for third place. The drop in trip should help her and she is feared most.
