Kielder Forest

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Image:Piceasitchensis.jpg Kielder Forest is a large forestry plantation in Northumberland, England. It is the largest forest in the UK, and is planted mainly (80%) with Sitka Spruce, with smaller plantings of Norway Spruce, Lodgepole Pine, Scots Pine, Douglas-fir and other trees. There is a large reservoir, Kielder Water at the heart of the forest.

The forest is owned and managed by the Forestry Commission.

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