North Devon and Torridge - Landscape Character Assessment Update

1. Consultation on the England tree strategy can viewed here: https://consult.defra.gov.uk/forestry/england-tree-strategy/

2. These are not 'downs' in the classic sense (i.e. the same as the chalk downs found in other parts of southern England); but locally, this is what the elevated area to the west of Exmoor and north of the Taw-Torridge Estuary is referred to.

3. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/25-year-environment-plan

4. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/net-zero-strategy

5. https://planthealthportal.defra.gov.uk/pests-and-diseases/high-profile-pests-and-diseases/phytophthora/

6. https://www.northdevonbiosphere.org.uk/uploads/1/5/4/4/15448192/bnrp_summary_and_introduction_final_foruploading.docx_3.pdf

7. https://www.devonlnp.org.uk/knowledge-hub/trees-and-hedges/right-place-right-tree/about-this-guidance/

8. https://theriverstrust.org/our-work/our-projects/woodlands-for-water

9. https://www.devonwildlifetrust.org/what-we-do/our-projects/saving-devons-treescapes

10. https://devonhedges.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Interactive-Distinctive-Hedge-Map-Devon.pdf

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