B&Q partners with Woodland Trust for North Yorkshire nature recovery push

James Murray
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New partnership aims to turn a treeless landscape at a site in Snaizeholme in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales into native woodland

B&Q has this week announced a new partnership with the Woodland Trust to support the restoration, protection, and creation of native woodland at a newly acquired site in North Yorkshire. The DIY retailer...

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