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BBC News: Convert Welsh farmland 'to help attract urban visitors'
People in urban areas such as Cardiff would benefit from there being more woodland in parts of Wales, says Prof Ian Bateman
One-fifth of Welsh farmland could be converted for mixed use as farmland and woodland, a report has suggested.
Prof Ian Bateman said the plan, designed to benefit farmers willing to switch, would give easier access to the country for people in towns and cities.
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