Local Campaigns

Keep up to date with your local Save Our Forests campaign.

Find your local campaign here and browse the Local Campaign articles below.

Berkshire Save Our Woods
Connect to your local campaign in Berkshire to Save Sulham Woods
Hands Off Hamsterley
Connect to your local campaign in Teesdale and say Hands Off Hamsterley
HOOF Press Release – Celebrate Our Forests Day 20th March 2011
To mark Celebrate Our Forests Day, cyclists, walkers, dog-walkers, riders, ramblers and picnickers are encouraged to get out into OUR woods and show their love for them.
http://saveourwoods.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/HOOF-press-release-8.3.11-celebrate-our-forests.pdf
To mark Celebrate Our Forests Day, cyclists, walkers, dog-walkers, riders, ramblers and picnickers are encouraged to get out into OUR woods and show their love for them.
Keep Our Forests Public – Brighton
Connect to your local campaign in Sussex & South East
Protect Bernwood Forest
Connect to your local campign in Oxfordshire/Buckinghamshire to Protect Bernwood Forest
Save Alive Holt Forest
Connect to your local campaign in Surry/Hampshire to Save Alice Holt Forest
Save Cannock Chase
Connect to your local campaign in Staffordshire to Save Cannock Chase
Save Chopwell Wood
Connect to your local campaign in the Derwent Valley to Save Chopwell Wood
Save Delamere Forest
Connect to your local campaign in Cheshire to Save Delamere Forest
Save Haldon Forest
Connect to your local campaign in Exeter to Save Haldon Forest
Save Lakelands Forests
Connect to your local campaign in the Lake District to save lakelands forests – They’re also active in the Save Our Woods forum
Save Sandlings Forests
Connect to your local campaign in Suffolk to Save Sandlings Forests
Save Sherwood Forest
Connect to your local campaign in Nottinhamshire to Save Sherwood Forest
Save the Forest of Dean
Connect to HOOF – your local campaign in Gloucestershire to Save the Forest of Dean
Save Thetford Forest
Connect to your local campaign in Suffolk to Save Thetford Forest
Save Wendover Woods
Connect to your local campaign in Buckinghamshire to Save Wendover Woods
Save Wyre Forest
Connect to your local campaign in Worcestershire to Save Wyre Forest
South West Surrey Save Our Woods
Connect to your local campaign in Farnham to Save South West Surrey Woods

Deforestation in England to create heathland: is this what we want, or is there a better way?

21.03.2012

This is the second article in a series exploring the issues of heathland restoration by deforestation. This piece by the Save Our Sandlings Forest group…

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The Great BiG Earth DiG

13.03.2012

Is A day to inspire people on a local level to create a new space for growing their own fruit and vegetables on the first day of Spring, otherwise known as Equinox Day, 20th March

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Planning and Planting Trees in Urban Communities

08.01.2012

George Arkless is the Chair of the Haddonhall TMO, Southwark, London. Here he writes exclusively for SOW about the consequences of poor planning for tree planting, a timely reminder that we should be following the advice of the Tree Council and others advocating ‘The Right Tree in the Right Place’.

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Threat to the Quantock Hills

19.12.2011

Somerset Council has advertised its proposal to sell a major part of the Quantocks AONB! URGENT ACTION REQUIRED!

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Carry on Kielder! The Forestry Panel visits Kielder on Monday

22.07.2011

The Forestry Panel visits Kielder Forest on Monday 25th July. Owen Adams Tells us about Carry on Kielder 30p Campaign to keep Kielder forest publicly owned!

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The Sounds of the Forests – A cry for help

17.07.2011

A cry for help: Protect the destruction of our Urban Forest

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Thetford Forest Revisited

11.07.2011

Rod Leslie, co-author of ‘Birds & Forestry’ and retired head of policy at the Forestry Commission revisits Thetford Forest after almost 30yrs!

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Whose Forest? Event at Coleford, Forest of Dean

05.07.2011

On Saturday July 9, from 11am to 5pm, the Coleford Festival of Words (in association with HOOF) presents at the Forest of Dean town’s Baptist Church (in Newland Street) a showcase of HOOF so far

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PUBLIC OWNERSHIP: The elephant in the room

17.06.2011

Forest of Dean campaigner Owen Adams explores why public ownership of our woodlands and forests matters.

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When will the Independent Panel hear views from residents and local businesses?

16.05.2011

Woodlands and forests are not isolated parcels of land to be covered in cling film in perpetuity: just to satiate the (sometimes over zealous) thirst of conservationists who seem to forget that these areas have living, breathing, working communities who will be in the front line of any changes to the management of their woods [...]

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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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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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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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