New woodland begins to take root near Hatherleigh (www.bbc.com)

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A new woodland is being created in a Devon town as part of work to combat climate change.

Forestry England is planting a mixture of trees and shrubs, including broadleaved trees and conifers on the 135-hectare (333-acre) site it has bought in Hatherleigh, near Okehampton.

The site will be known as Fishleigh Wood and the conservation body said it would "absorb carbon from the atmosphere, enhance the local landscape, and provide important habitat for wildlife".

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