Claim: Lagan Valley is one of the least wooded areas in Northern Ireland, particularly with regards to ancient woodland.
Fact-check: Is Lagan Valley one of the least wooded parts of NI? - FactCheckNI
Verdict: accurate with consideration. ni's official woodland register records woodland for each local council area, rather than for parliamentary constituencies like lagan valley. however, lagan valley is mostly contained within lisburn & castlereagh, the council with the lowest proportion of woodland cover, while the rest of the constituency is in armagh, banbridge & craigavon – the second least wooded council. there is no comprehensive, publicly-available data for ancient woodland.
Organisation: FactCheckNI
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Date published: 2023-06-22T00:00:00