Almost 20,000 trees and shrubs are planted in efforts to improve woodland in the North Pennines.

Almost 20,000 trees and shrubs have been planted in efforts to improve woodland in the North Pennines.

North Pennines National Landscape (NPNL) said the three-year project involved working with about 120 landowners to identify 761 acres (308 hectares) as suitable for trees.

The project focused on small woodlands and low-density wood pasture, with scrub and scattered canopy trees to work alongside farming systems, NPNL said.