Plans to sell off England's state-owned forests have been hit by a new double blow.

This is true as far as use of public land (the state-owned forest preserve) goes.

The Government announces plans to transfer state-owned forests to the private sector have been abandoned.

They give the Adirondacks their look and feel as much as the 2.7 million acres of state-owned forest preserve.

The first survey of both private and state-owned forests confirms the apparently-inexorable decline in the red squirrel population.

These are not the big names among our state-owned forests, but the D-list woodland celebrities.

Why do we need to have state-owned forests intent on producing timber for building or pulping?

Studies and reports show that management is at its best in state-owned forests.

I am referring here to state-owned forests, including those in Poland, where fires and hurricanes also cause significant damage.

The government's plan to put half of England's state-owned forests up for sale might raise billions, but what will we lose?