Woodlands under threat

During October, 2009 the Government released official population projections saying that Britain would have 72 million people by the year 2033. This would be a huge increase of 10 million people who would mainly be living in England (as opposed to Scotland or Wales.) The larger population would put a massive strain on land use. Britain is already the most densely populated country in Europe.

The Government has set targets for 300,000 new homes to be built in Britain every year – 70,000 on green belt land. “The future of the green belt is looking ever more vulnerable,” said John Craven recently. There has never been a more urgent time to save our woodlands and green spaces for our children and grandchildren.