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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/250m-forest-selloff-plan-outlined.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="The Government has unveiled plans to sell off England's publicly owned forests" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/min-250m-forest-selloff-plan-outlined.jpg" alt="The Government has unveiled plans to sell off England's publicly owned forests"/></a></p>
<p>Plans for a £250 million sell-off of England&#8217;s public forests have been announced, but the Government insisted it would allow communities continued access and greater involvement in their woodlands.</p>
<p>Under proposals put out for consultation, commercially valuable forests would be leased under 150-year leases, allowing the Government to impose conditions on timber companies to protect public access and maintain management standards.</p>
<p>It is expected the leasehold sales of up to half the public estate could raise between £140 and £250 million.</p>
<p>The proposals for the future of the 18% of England&#8217;s woodlands currently in public ownership also include plans to give communities, civil society and even local authorities the right to buy or lease forests.</p>
<p>And heritage woodlands, such as the Forest of Dean and the New Forest, would be transferred into the ownership of a new charity or existing charities, which would receive funding from the Government, to be managed in the interests of the nation.</p>
<p>News of the plans to dispose of up to 100% of the publicly owned forest in England had caused widespread consternation, with fears rife that well-loved woodlands would come under threat from developers or be cut down for timber and that the public will lose access to forests.</p>
<p>But Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman said she hoped the publication of the details of the public consultation would prove many people&#8217;s fears unfounded.</p>
<p>&#8220;State control of forests dates back to the First World War, when needs were very different,&#8221; she said.</p>
<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s no reason for the Government to be in the business of timber production and forest management.</p>
<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s time for the Government to step back and allow those who are most involved with England&#8217;s woodlands to play a much greater role in their future.&#8221;</p>
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