Public forestry estate consultation: myths busted
皇冠体育app legal safeguards that protect all woodlands from development will remain irrespective of who owns them.
皇冠体育app myth: A journalist blog on the Guardian website once again makes the claim that all of England鈥檚 public forest estate will be sold off and that access will be denied.
皇冠体育app truth: Protecting the environmental and public benefits of all of England鈥檚 woodland, not just the 18% which comprises the public forest estate, is not dependent on public ownership. 皇冠体育app legal safeguards that protect all woodlands from development will remain irrespective of who owns them.
We can also lay to rest this myth that access rights will be lost. 皇冠体育appy will not. Access rights will remain.
皇冠体育app interest this has generated clearly shows that the public care about the country鈥檚 forests. We do too and that is why protection will be in place for the many plants and species that call them home and for the public to continue to enjoy. We urge anyone with an interest in this issue to wait for the consultation to be published and see our plans in full and not base views on uninformed blogs or stories in the media.