DEFRA have released a map showing England’s forests that may be for sale.
Areas are categorised Large Commercial, Small Commercial, Multi-Purpose and Heritage.
Can you see your local forest? Download the PDF of the map from the DEFRA website.
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An exciting initiative born out of the Government's response to the Save Our Forests campaign, bringing together foresters, wood based industries, environmental charities, woodland owners and all those who love our forests to help create a thriving and sustainable WOOD CULTURE in Britain.
Thanks for linking to this map – I spotted it via your twitter feed. I was surprised at how little of the country is public forest. It shows how urban we’ve become.
Poor English – where is the spirit of Kinderscout? If this happens think of children that cannot be driven in a car – how will they get to a forest to have a relationship with it? How will they value nature if the country is turned into a playground for the rich? And if they have to pay or travel for 3 hours there and 3 hours back – how many will actually go?
This plan fails to understand the values of the commons. Libraries work because we hold things in common – not pay for every book etc. That is how forests should work too. So a walk or bird spotting can be done easily, cheaply and for free.