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Land regeneration and urban greening
Establishment of greenspace in the urban and periurban environment

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Regeneration in action
 

Open cast colliery site
Open cast colliery sites provide a significant challenge to greening ...

Successful greening of an open cast colliery site
... but can be successfully greened

The Forestry Commission has been creating woodland and greenspace on contaminated and brownfield land for over forty years.  We have developed a diverse site portfolio and have the ability to tackle adverse conditions on a broad range of former land uses.

Our regeneration projects are co-ordinated by either local district offices or in specialised project teams, often with close collaboration with other local stakeholders.  This results in a true community greenspace that has been achieved in consultation with local people and interest groups.

The following sections provide information on our projects and experience in land regeneration:

      


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