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06/08/2015
Forests Providing Financial Benefits
Northern Ireland's forests are providing financial benefits to local communities and businesses, Forestry Minister Michele O'Neill has said.
The latest report from the Forest Service shows there are 4.7m annual visits to woodlands, with 84% of people reporting that they find the forests and facilities excellent or very good.
Welcoming the news and the benefits to local buisnesses, Minister O'Neill said: "Local communities are benefitting financially from the increased number of visitors to our forests. Including accommodation bookings, £76.1million was spent by visitors during their overall visit. Significantly, £21.2million of this was spent in local authority areas by visitors who specified their only reason for visiting the area was the forest attraction. These forest visits included approximately 380,000 from outside the north of Ireland."
The latest report from the Forest Service shows there are 4.7m annual visits to woodlands, with 84% of people reporting that they find the forests and facilities excellent or very good.
Welcoming the news and the benefits to local buisnesses, Minister O'Neill said: "Local communities are benefitting financially from the increased number of visitors to our forests. Including accommodation bookings, £76.1million was spent by visitors during their overall visit. Significantly, £21.2million of this was spent in local authority areas by visitors who specified their only reason for visiting the area was the forest attraction. These forest visits included approximately 380,000 from outside the north of Ireland."
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