Our forests at risk

Tue 2 Nov 2010, 22:09

As we know in Charlbury, private woodland and forests can be very private indeed. We are mostly kept out. But at least Wychwood is not under threat of deforestation, though Cornbury have had development plans in the recent past. However, the government is threatening to sell off publicly owned woodlands to private companies.

This could mean ancient (and not so ancient) woodlands being chopped down and destroyed. Walkers -- and endangered animals like red squirrels and owls -- would have to make way for Center Parcs-style holiday villages, golf courses, and logging companies. A national asset disposed of to make a private profit, and lost for ever.

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