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A tiny forest in London, a benefit to the urban population, Flitwick, United Kingdom - 08 Feb 2024
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A tiny forest in London, a benefit to the urban population, Flitwick, United Kingdom - 08 Feb 2024

Volunteers plant saplings in a new tiny forest in Flitwick, Britain, 08 February 2024. An initiative in the United Kingdom by an environmental NGO is helping boost the number of green spaces in urban areas - providing plants and wildlife with room to thrive - while also benefiting the local community. Known as 'Tiny Forests', the innovative campaign by Earthwatch Europe has seen over 200 mini-woodlands crop up across the country. ''With more than 80% of the UK population living in urban areas, it's never been more important that we get more green in our living spaces,'' Louise Hartley, senior program manager at Earthwatch Europe, tells EPA Images, at a Tiny Forest in Barnet, just outside London. The approach was developed in the 1970's by Japanese botanist Dr Akira Miyawaki, and uses very dense planting with all native species. Among those environmental benefits are improved biodiversity - whether it's the soil, plant life and wildlife - increased opportunities for pollination, providing homes and food for birds, and even helping with flood management, Hartley explains.

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