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Tag Archives: Public Forest Estate
The Independent Panel on Forest Policy
Author Tony Whitbread It’s good to be wrong sometimes! I mentioned, in a previous blog, that the proposed forestry panel was going to comprise just five people. This turns out not to be the case – in fact it will … Continue reading
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Friston Forest Rally
Author Tony Whitbread The sale of public forests may have been delayed and the consultation on the future of the estate has been closed, but the future of the Forestry Commission is still unsure. The government is now very aware … Continue reading
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A Future for the Public Forest Estate
Author Tony Whitbread The problem with the current debate about the public forest estate is that it started in the wrong place. Admittedly it did attract a great deal of public interest, but instead of asking “how can we dispose … Continue reading
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Tagged Forestry Commission, Lawton Review, Public Forest Estate, sussex wildlife trust, woodland
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The Forestry Commission – still a shaky future?
Author Tony Whitbread The current round of forest sales may have been postponed and the consultation on a new proposal for the public forest estate after 2014 cancelled but the future of the Forestry Commission is still unsure. The Forestry … Continue reading
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Forestry Commission Sell-off: A Government Change of Heart
Author Tony Whitbread It is welcome news that the government has changed its mind over the dismantling of the Forestry Commission. It might be a little uncharitable to call this a u-turn; the proposal was only a proposal and it … Continue reading
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How much does the Forestry Commission cost us?
Author Tony Whitbread With the pressure to dispose of the public forest estate, you might be forgiven for imagining that the Forestry Commission is a fat, inefficient, bureaucratic body that spends huge amounts of public money but delivers little. Nothing … Continue reading
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Forestry Commission Sell-Off: An example
Author Tony Whitbread Some of the concerns about the Forestry Commission sell-off can be illustrated by taking an example and looking at how things might play out. Tilgate Forest is a conifer plantation just outside Crawley designated a “small commercial” … Continue reading
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Tagged Crawley, Forestry Commission, Public Forest Estate, Tilgate Forest
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More on Forestry Commission Sell-Off
Author Tony Whitbread I have had the chance to have a glance through the public consultation on “The future of the Public Forest Estate” since my last blog. We can now see some more details but concerns remain. I’ll just … Continue reading
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Forestry Commission Sell-Off
Author Tony Whitbread A consultation has started about a proposal for the government to sell some or all of the land looked after by the Forestry Commission – the Public Forest Estate. http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/consult/forests/20110127-forestry-consult-doc.pdf Governments (of whatever political colour) tend to … Continue reading
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