Our Forests

Coalition of grassroots forest campaigners, forest industries and environmental NGOs call for Government to pass law to protect England’s Woodlands

28.05.2014

The Forest Campaigns Network, Our Forests and Save Our Woods have joined voices with the Ramblers, Confor, Woodland Trust, The Wildlife Trusts and 38 Degrees to urge David Cameron to include the draft forestry legislation in the Queens speech on June 4th. This coalition of organisations gives voice to hundreds of thousands of people across England […]

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Forestry expert speaks out on proposals for our public forests

10.09.2013

Forestry expert, Rod Leslie, warns against an uprising from the grassroots if Govt gets it wrong over our public forests

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Our Forests challenges Independent Panel on Forestry

03.08.2013

Bishop gives voice to growing unease over future of public woods and forests.

Latest Government plans raise more questions, rather than allaying fears.

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Government Warned on Public Forest Estate: Get the Economics Right!

22.01.2013

an economic analysis carried out for Our Forests confirms that both the Public Forest Estate and the Forestry Commission represent excellent value for public money.

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Children and Nature

25.11.2012

“letting children enjoy the landscape in their own way can be just as effective as any exciting day out. If we encourage them to love & value their landscape, then hopefully we can not only kindle a lifelong passion but help to shape how the next generation will treat these issues

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Our Forests initial response to Independent Panel on Forestry’s Final Report

04.07.2012

The Bishop’s report – like the Curate’s Egg – very good in parts, with some ‘runny’ bits…

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Forest campaigners to meet minister for forestry policy, Lord Taylor

01.07.2012

Tomorrow I join 5 other forest campaigners and head to London to meet with the minister responsible for forest policy in England, Lord Taylor of Holbeach.

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Public ready to rise up again if Government fails them over public woods & forests

25.06.2012

In a survey carried out by Our Forests with 38 Degrees [1], just under 90% of those responding [2] said they would campaign against the Government [3] if their concerns about and hopes for England’s public woods and forests are not met [4].

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HOOF CAMPAIGN REIGNITED IN TIME FOR FORESTS D-DAY: JULY 4

22.05.2012

HANDS Off Our Forest is preparing for a surge of activity this summer, as the Independent Panel for Forestry publishes its final report into the future of forests.

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Our Forests Vision for England’s Woods and Forests

11.01.2012

A new ‘Domesday Forest’ of more than 1 billion trees. All our public woods distanced from the control of ‘Big Government’ and given full and lasting protection for ‘Big Society’. A new, independent, publicly accountable body, ‘Forests for England’, with the resources and authority to lead on implementing this vision

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Our Forests press statement re: Independent Panel on Forestry Progress Report

08.12.2011

Jonathon Porritt of Our Forests! Responds to the Forestry Panels Progress Report

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Our Forests Requests Defra Internal Review

29.11.2011

Our Forests request an internal review of Defra’s refusal to provide us with certain information, as asked for in our FOI request

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NOTES OF OUR FORESTS MEETING held 14/10/11

22.11.2011

Present: Hen Anderson, Richard Daniels, Gabriel Hemery, Tony Juniper, Robin Maynard, Jonathon Porritt Apologies: Rod Leslie

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Trees in the Blood by Jonathon Porritt

17.11.2011

At the last Our Forests meeting it was agreed that in the countdown to the progress report being published by the Forestry Panel in early December, each member of Our Forests would write about what forests and woodlands mean to them and why they are so passionately fighting on their behalf. Here we have Jonathans’ story…

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Finally! DEFRA responds to Our Forests FOI submission

07.10.2011

Our Forests finally receives a response to the FOI submission sent to DEFRA & the Forestry Commission on the 29th July 2011

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Press Release: Government fails to meet deadline to answer questions on forests disposal proposals

05.10.2011

It is over 3 months since Our Forests sent in its submission seeking answers on the public forest disposal debacle, yet no final response has been provided, despite officials initially telling us, “we will be able to sort this out fairly quickly.”

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The public’s woods and forests – who met who, when, to talk about what…?

29.07.2011

Our Forests has put in a Freedom of Information [1] request to find out which organisations and/or other bodies have had or are having any discussions with officials as to the possibility of their taking on the ownership and management of any of England’s public woods and forests, as part of the Government’s stalled ‘disposal’ plans for the public forest estate.

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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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Our Forests; Briefing note 2 – Ancient Woodland on the Forestry Commission Public Forest Estate in England

22.07.2011

Our Forests publishes the facts surrounding the management of Ancient Woodland by the Forestry Commission.

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Our Forests meets in London – 12th July 2011

14.07.2011

Our Forests meeting 12th July 2011. The gloves are off!

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