Woodland


The North York Moors is one of the most wooded of England's National Parks, covering about 23 percent of the landscape – that’s over 300 square kilometres of trees!

Explore these pages to learn about our forests and woodlands.

Graphical map showing woodland cover across the North York Moors National Park

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Learn about the distinctive character of our woodlands, their history and what we're doing to protect them.

Woodland wildlife



Woodlands targets

Over the next 100 years we're working to create 7,000 ha of new native woodland - that's over 5 million trees!

Download our Tree and Woodland Strategy 2023
Plant 5 million trees by 2100

Plant 5 million trees by 2100

Restore 4,500 hectares

Restore 4,500 hectares

Enhance woodland biodiversity

Enhance woodland biodiversity

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