Get Involved

There are a number of different ways you can help to Save Our Woods.

Connect with other people in your area on the Save Our Woods Forum and start your own local campaign.

Check out the Hands Off Our Forest – Save the Forest of Dean website which is packed with information that can help you to get your own local campaign up and running.


1. Spread The Word

It is important that as many people as possible become involved in helping to protect our forests. Speak to family, friends, colleagues, teachers, grandmas, grandads, neighbours about the plans. They can take an active interest too and get involved with the campaign but they can’t unless they know about it!

Getting more people involved is one of the most effective ways to help the campaign.


2. Sign The Petition

Please sign the online petition hosted by 38 Degrees and use every opportunity to encourage your family, friends, colleagues, etc to do so. You can use the button on the right of the page or this link to do so http://www.38degrees.org.uk/page/s/save-our-forests.


3. Write To Your MP

You can find out more about your local MPs and contact them directly by visiting: http://www.theyworkforyou.com.

You can also email your MP directly through: http://www.writetothem.com

Once you have found out who your MP is, you can use the information on either website to contact them either by letter, email or telephone. It shouldn’t matter which method you use.


4. Need More Inspiration?

Browse through these articles to get you in the mood for trees!

The Sounds of the Forests – A cry for help

17.07.2011

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

[..read more..]

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!

[..read more..]

The Ramblers response to the Forestry Panels ‘Call for Views’

07.07.2011

The Ramblers response to the Forestry Panels Call for Views. Published exclusively on SoW.

[..read more..]

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

[..read more..]

Our new countdown begins today – SAVE OUR FORESTS!

01.07.2011

There are just 31 days left to submit your views to the Forestry Panel on the future direction of England’s forests and woodlands…

[..read more..]

Gill Shares Her Local Woodland Love Affair…

23.06.2011

Gill Brown, a voluntary warden for the Woodland Trust, shares her love affair with her local woodland…

[..read more..]

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.

[..read more..]

I thought I’d lost our trees…

30.05.2011

Hen imagines our British Isles without The Oak to make it whole… Phytophthora Ramorum

[..read more..]

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 […]

[..read more..]

Say It With A Tree

27.03.2011
Thumbnail image for Say It With A Tree

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

[..read more..]

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.

[..read more..]

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…

[..read more..]

Secret Circle Woodland – a video by Jason Smalley

22.03.2011
Thumbnail image for Secret Circle Woodland – a video by Jason Smalley

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

[..read more..]

Forest Lovers Celebrate in Friston Forest

21.03.2011
Thumbnail image for Forest Lovers Celebrate in Friston Forest

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!

[..read more..]

Celebrate Our Forests – Hens Exmoor Wood Adventure

20.03.2011

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

[..read more..]

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!

[..read more..]

Celebrate Our Forests Day!

19.03.2011
Thumbnail image for Celebrate Our Forests Day!

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?

[..read more..]

Trees And Me by Greg Laver

10.03.2011
Thumbnail image for Trees And Me by Greg Laver

Greg Laver tells us why he loves trees.

[..read more..]

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?

[..read more..]

Walking through the woods calms me down, makes me happy

07.03.2011

Tina tells us why she Loves Trees!

[..read more..]