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Review protections for important trees: amend Forestry Act & list heritage trees

Submitted by Darren Moorcroft on Tuesday 8th July 2025

Published on Monday 4th August 2025

Current status: Closed

Closed: Wednesday 4th February 2026

Signatures: 11,714

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2023 ~ 2025 ~ Ancient ~ April ~ COMMITTING ~ Council ~ Defra ~ Engaging ~ list ~ month ~ plan ~ Protecting ~ Publish ~ Reported ~ Reviewed ~ status ~ Trees

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Popularity

This petition has 11,714 signatures in total, with signatories from 648 constituencies. That makes it the 2,111th most popular petition of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 99% (average) and a Local Issue Rating of 1% (low).

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Notes on geography

Signatures by constituency and region don't necessarily add up to the total number of signatures. That's because the petitions system doesn't validate postcodes, and some people mistype them. And without a valid postcode, a signature cannot be allocated to any particular place.

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