March 2011

Access all areas? by Sarah Walters

31.03.2011

Sarah Walters, Alvecote Wood, shares her thoughts on the effects of public access to her private woodland.

The Forestry Panels’ first meeting

30.03.2011

This Forestry Panel wouldn’t exist if it wasn’t for the recent, extraordinary, public outcry. We can’t think of one reason their work shouldn’t be transparent…

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Say It With A Tree

27.03.2011

With spring in the air and a smile in his heart Nick takes to the woods with some green wood carving in mind.

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Why do I love my forest? Well- who doesn’t! By Alex, aged 15

24.03.2011

Alex, aged 15, tells us what forests mean to him.

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Our trees are not only under threat from, among other things, sale, fragmentation, the high speed rail link, bio-fuel, quarrying, climate change or poor management. They are also under the very real threat of decline from serious pests and diseases.

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Stick Your Neck Out for Your Dreams! A Nextra-terrestrial View of Forests…

23.03.2011

Stick Your Neck Out for Your Dreams! A Nextra-terrestrial View of Forests…Raph shares with us his love of his planet to encourage us in our campaign to protect our woods…

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Secret Circle Woodland – a video by Jason Smalley

22.03.2011

A short video by Jason Smalley takes us to a very special place in the woods.

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Forest Lovers Celebrate in Friston Forest

21.03.2011

Hot off the press from Sussex Keep Our Forests Public, the organisers of Sunday’s celebration in Friston Forest in East Sussex. A great day was had by all!

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Analysis of Rod Leslies’ Forests for the Future paper

21.03.2011

Analysis of retired Forestry Commission, head of policy, Rod Leslies’ paper – Forests of the Future.

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Celebrate Our Forests – Hens Exmoor Wood Adventure

20.03.2011

Hen explores the ancient woodland she manages in Exmoor for Celebrate Our Forests Day

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Save Our Woods celebrates at Friston Forest

19.03.2011

Nick and Gertie are heading to Friston Forest tomorrow for Celebrate Our Forests Day. Come and say hello!

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Celebrate Our Forests Day!

19.03.2011

One of the things the Save Our Forests campaign has highlighted is how much we love our forests and woodland. To celebrate this, Sunday the 20th March has been declared Celebrate Our Forests Day. Why not get out enjoy it?

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Forest Campaigns Network – Press release 04/03/11

17.03.2011

New alliance of forest campaign groups calls for a proper say on the future of our public woods.

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‘Independent’ Panel members announced

17.03.2011

The government have finally announced the members of the panel and their terms of reference…

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How Many Seats on the Independent Panel?

11.03.2011

As previously published by SOW (24th Feb 2011 How will the Public Voice be Heard on the Independent Panel), it appeared that the panel would only have five seats. However, following numerous requests from campaign groups, individuals, and other interested parties to have a voice on the panel, the government may have realised that five […]

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Case Studies

10.03.2011

In reaction to the case studies presented within, among others, the consultation document and the Adam Smith Institutes briefing paper; ‘The Forestry Commission’s Place in Modern Britain’, Pip Howard issues a stark warning… “Both within the consultation document, now void, and subsequent published argument which is contrary to the general opinions held by those who lobbied […]

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Trees And Me by Greg Laver

10.03.2011

Greg Laver tells us why he loves trees.

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The Independent Panel

09.03.2011

“we are now setting up an independent panel on forestry that will consider the whole future direction of policy for England’s woods and forests.” Lord Henley, House of Lords Forest debate In a week or two the chairman of the independent panel will be announced, shortly afterwards the names of those on the panel will be released. […]

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Do YOU Remember the Save Our Forests Campaign?

09.03.2011

Was it really very long ago that we were all rallying in our local woods, starting campaigns, tweeting, facebooking and blogging ourselves to exhaustion about the Public Bodies Bill and the Public Forest Sell Off? What’s happening now?

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