Government response

Future of the public forest estate: Myths busted

Heritage and community woodlands will be run for the benefit of the communities and visitors that enjoy them and the wildlife they sustain.

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

皇冠体育app myth: Several Sunday newspapers are inaccurately reporting that the costs of the managing heritage forests will double if they pass into control of charitable trusts, and that there are no guarantees concerning future access to our forests and woodlands for members of the public.

皇冠体育app truth: Heritage and community woodlands will be run for the benefit of the communities and visitors that enjoy them and the wildlife they sustain, and the government鈥檚 proposals will not jeopardise access.聽 For commercial woodlands, leasehold conditions聽will protect聽public access.聽Neither聽will the consultation proposals聽cost the taxpayer any more than the current arrangements.

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Published 30 January 2011