THOUSANDS of hectares of new woodland have been planted in Scotland in the past year, according to new figures.
The Forestry Commission said 5700 hectares of new broadleaf woodland was planted in Scotland in 2011/12 – the highest amount since 2001. A total of 3300 hectares of conifer were also planted.
The Woodland Trust, which is campaigning for a doubling of native woodland cover in the next 50 years, said the figures were a "big improvement" on previous years but the level achieved so far needed to be maintained in the long term to ensure its target was reached.
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