AQW 17615/17-22

Mr Stewart Dickson
Alliance Party
East Antrim

Tabled Date: 20/04/2021
Answered On Date: 02/06/2021
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs pursuant to AQW 16509/17-22, to detail (i) the total number of trees planted; and (ii) the number of trees reported to have died.

Answer:

Your further queries, pursuant to AQW 16509/17-22, relating to the number of trees in situ at the area of Woodburn Forest, previously used as a drill site, are detailed as follows:

The site was replanted with 2,900 trees.

An assessment of the number of trees on the site in March 2021, indicates that 2,250 trees are present and growing successfully. The remaining 650 trees are missing and scheduled for replacement in spring 2022.