Mid Beds MP campaigns for Marston Vale forest expansion
Mid Beds MP Blake Stephenson is backing a bid to bring a new national forest to the area.
The Forest of Marston Vale has submitted a bid to Government to help deliver a new national forest in the Oxford-Cambridge Growth Corridor.
He believes the new forest should be planted at the forest of Marston Vale - expanding it southwards.
And he has taken case to Parliament by raising the campaign in a Westminster Hall debate and writing a cross-party backed letter to the Minister.
Neighbouring MPs Chris Curtis (Milton Keynes North), Alex Mayer (Leighton Buzzard & Dunstable) and Mohammad Yasin (Bedford) have all signed Blake’s letter to Nature Minister Mary Creagh setting out the case for the expansion of the Forest of Marston Vale as part of the creation of a new National Forest.
Blake said: “Mid Bedfordshire has the Forest of Marston Vale at its centre, and has the expertise to deliver a new national forest that can be enjoyed across the growth corridor.
“I have made a number of representations to Ministers already, and I believe that the new national forest should be planted on the forest of Marston Vale by expanding southwards through my constituency.
“It would be of value to people right across the region, would provide a lasting benefit to the growth corridor and would help to support the continued restoration of one of Britain’s most nature-depleted landscapes.”
Blake also visited the Forest Centre in Marston Moreteyne last week to hear more about their plans.