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The Department of Health have just produced their physical activity guidelines. Our NHS Forest sites provide increased access to greenspace for gentle exercise for staff, patients and the local community helping more people to be active on a regular basis.   http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/Publicati...

A £4.2m scheme to plant one million trees over the next four years has been unveiled by the government.

It will see trees planted in urban areas of England that need them most, in the first government tree-planting campaign since the 1970s.

It aims to reverse declines in the rates in the number of trees being planted in towns and cities.

It will be led by Defra, alongside the Forestry Commission and organisations such as the Woodland Trust.

Trees for Cities and the Tree Council will also be involved in the Big Tree Plant scheme.

A primary school in north London has recently unveiled a new playground with a difference - parts of it you can eat.

 The Rotherfield primary school in Islington has transformed part of their outdoor space into an inviting fruit and vegetable 'edible playground'.

School children enjoying their new playground