News Updates

Browse the latest news and press articles from the Save Our Woods campaign. Heard something? Want to tell us about it? Get in touch – we’d love to hear from you.

Rally at Westminster to oppose Public Bodies Bill

23.01.2011

Rally to oppose the Public Bodies Bill is being organised for the 9th February.

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Save Our Forests, say celebrities

22.01.2011

Celebrities and dignitaries join the campaign to Save Our Forests.

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YouGov Survey: Overwhelming Opposition To Forest Privatisation

22.01.2011

A YouGov survey finds overwhelming public agreement that the woods and forests should remain in public ownership.

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Support the Early Day Motion

22.01.2011

Write to your MP and ask them to support the Forestry Commission Reduction in Expenditure Early Day Motion.

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Private Eye: Forest chumps

22.01.2011

An article in Private Eye debunks the Government’s myth that a sale of the PFE is for economic reasons.

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Public Forest Estate: Social Study (Final Report)

20.01.2011

In October 2009 the Forestry Commission published Key Findings from a Social Study conducted to establish whether people have different perceptions and expectations of publicly owned forests compared to those in other forms of ownership.

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The Forestry Commission and the Sale of Public Forests in England

20.01.2011

A report from Government dated 6th January 2011.

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Forestry Commission task force to review forestry regulation

19.01.2011
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The Forestry Commission task force is reviewing forestry regulation just before a possible sale of all publicly owned forests.

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BBC Newsnight debate on public forest sell off

19.01.2011

BBC Newsnight will broadcast a debate on the proposed forest sell off this Friday.

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DEFRA’s Mythbuster – busted

18.01.2011

DEFRA’s publication of their “mythbuster” gets busted.

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Advice from HOOF’s Ian Standing

18.01.2011

Ian Standing from HOOF with some sound advice if you’re contacting your MP or member of the House of Lords.

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Launch Day

17.01.2011
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We’ve launched!

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Save Our Woods Forum launched

17.01.2011
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The Save Our Woods Forum has now been launched. Connect with others in your area.

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Save England’s Forests

17.01.2011

Another video and another website with some cracking information to Save England’s Forests.

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Grass Roots Engagement Questions

17.01.2011

DEFRA questions for Grass Roots Engagement consultation about England’s Natural Environment for the forthcoming White Paper

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Arbor a Mano

16.01.2011
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The Bowthorpe Oak vs Jim Paice! Who deserves to have greater influence in the debate over the forest sell-off?

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Make Your Voice Heard – Grass Roots Engagement

16.01.2011

DEFRA are calling for Grass Roots Engagement for the Natural Environment White Paper. We’ve got until 31st JANUARY 2011 to make our voices heard.

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