Outcry over plans for Sussex holiday village next to rare bird habitat
Center Parcs proposal for 223-hectare woodland site faces opposition from activists and locals
April 2018
Will we stand by and watch the privatisation of our forests?
Simon Jenkins
The Forestry Commission is party to semi-commercial development that could be devastating for our countryside, says Simon Jenkins
January 2017
A place in the country: meet the new woodlanders
If you go down to the woods today... you might find a school, a photographer’s studio, or a carpenter’s workshop. Britain’s forests are getting a makeover
June 2014
Offsetting could be a threat to our forests
Letters: It's highly doubtful that a new system, which allows our most precious natural sites to be traded like a commodity, will improve the situation
January 2014
£6m of government funding to plant 4 million trees in England this year
Conservationists welcome continuation of investment in woodlands but warn that level of planting is too low
September 2013
Gardening blog
It's time to stand up for our trees
The government has a chance to prove its green credentials over its plans for England's public forests, writes Andy Byfield
February 2013
Public forests: seeing the trees, not the wood
Editorial: The government's decision to increase public ownership of forests will be an investment with returns for everybody
January 2013
England's forests will be protected by new public body
The environment secretary confirmed the woodland estate would remain publicly owned, held in trust for future generations
November 2012
Ash dieback: bishop calls for urgent action to save Britain's forests
Bishop of Liverpool says trees should be taken out of the political cycle to preserve 'green and pleasant land'
October 2012
Care for your local ash tree
Sara Maitland
Sara Maitland: We do love our woods but, if we want them to flourish, we need to back up our love for them with better knowledge
England is lagging behind with its woodland creation strategy
Greg Jones: New tree-planting statistics have been published ahead of the release of an independent report into England's woods
March 2012
Natalie Bennett and Caroline Lucas posts
Is the government planning a further U-turn on selling our forests?
Caroline Lucas: There are many battles still to be won to protect our forest heritage and public pressure remains crucial
January 2012
From forest sell-off to Thames airport plans - this government has a seriously anti-environmental agenda
Martin Harper
Martin Harper: The coalition is set to unravel 30 years of hard-won environmental protection to claw its way out of an economic hole
Forest sell-offs
Letters: The extent of the government's proposals to sell off Forestry Commission sites in England took many of us in the NGO sector by complete surprise
Secret forest sell-off 'shopping lists' drawn up by conservation groups
The National Trust and Wildlife Trusts gave the government secret lists of public woodlands before the sale was halted
December 2011
2011 in review
2011: Britain's environmental year in review
A difficult year for the government as their forests sell-off plan was abandoned – but difficult for Natural England too
