Cornish farm launches project to triple UK’s temperate rainforest
by Patrick Barkham from Environment | The Guardian on (#6BJ3N)
Former soldier is transforming his land on Bodmin Moor with tree planting and natural regeneration
Tripling Britain's temperate rainforest is the goal of a new charity founded by a veteran of the war in Afghanistan who found solace in this unique and biodiverse habitat.
The Thousand Year Trust is being launched this week by Merlin Hanbury-Tenison, who suffered post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after three tours of Afghanistan and is now transforming his 120-hectare (300 acre) hill farm on Bodmin Moor into the largest rainforest restoration project in England and Wales.
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