The Queen’s Green Canopy has been launched as a unique tree planting initiative created to mark Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022, inviting people from across the United Kingdom to Plant a Tree for the Jubilee.Continue Reading
An Early Day Motion (or EDM) has been tabled by Caroline Lucas MP today at UK parliament, calling for a debate on the future of England’s public forests based on the grass roots statement co-ordinated by Our Forests. The EDM can be accessed here. The statement from grass roots organisationsContinue Reading
In a survey carried out by Our Forests with 38 Degrees, just under 90% of those responding said they would campaign against the Government if their concerns about and hopes for England’s public woods and forests are not met and …Continue Reading
Vast majority of respondents to a national survey say they are ready to campaign against the Government if their concerns about and hopes for their public woods and forests are not metContinue Reading
I conducted a small online survey concerning public attitudes to trees and wood over the Christmas period (December 2011 – January 2012). I collected 83 responses to the survey, which I designed using Survey Monkey. I am the first to admit that the survey had some shortcomings in design, inContinue Reading
Our Forests have published a vision for the future where all England’s woods and forests are recognised collectively as a vital strategic economic and social resource.Continue Reading
Independent Panel on Forestry confirms it was politics not economics that drove the disposal proposal – there isn’t and never was a convincing financial case for disposing of our public woods and forests – says Our Forests.Continue Reading
Our Forests is following up the Freedom of Information requests, given Defra’s inadequate response of 6th October. The group is calling for an Internal Review to take place in Defra.Continue Reading
Government fails to meet deadline to answer questions on forests disposal proposals. It is over three 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 sortContinue Reading
The Ramblers, Britain’s walking charity, were the first NGO to respond to the launch of Our Forests today. In a welcome step Justin Cooke, Ramblers Senior Policy Officer, said: “The more people are involved with the Panel, including scrutinizing and evaluating its work, the more its recommendations will reflect theContinue Reading
Today sees the launch of a new ‘ginger group’ – Our Forests – with the aim of ensuring a People’s Vision for the Future of England’s Woods and ForestsContinue Reading
England has proportionately the smallest forest area and least state forest resource in Europe yet it is one of the most intensively usedContinue Reading
If lined up together, the area of woodlands in England that are potentially moribund would stretch 450 miles in length and five miles wide – the entire length of England.Continue Reading
On Thursday, to coincide with the Government’s abandonment of plans to sell or lease England’s publicly owned forests, Fauna & Flora International (FFI) announced an essay writing competition in The Independent newspaper. The title of the essay is “The future of England’s forests” and FFI are keen to hear theContinue Reading
With interest high in public vs private ownership of forests, how does England’s proportion of forests in public ownership compare with other countries?Continue Reading
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