Walnut trees bred by Oxford scientists will form part of a new 200-acre national forest.
The creation of a special Jaguar Woodland moved a step closer with the purchase of a new site to get the woodland started.
Over the next three years, Jaguar will contribute a total of 150,000 to create the Leicestershire woodland.
It forms part of the new National Forest covering swathes of Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Staffordshire. In the next 20 years, a total of 30 million trees will be planted at sties across the three counties.
The 25-acre Jaguar Woodland, part of a 200-acre wood near the M42 at Lount, will centre on a spectacular 'Walnut Walk' using trees specially bred by the Oxford Forestry Institute.
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