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Don't miss the opportunity to have your say on the future of our forests

There are just days left to respond to the Independent Panel on Forestry's call for views on the future of our forests before it closes on 31 July.The British Horse Society, theUK’s largest equestrian charity, is urging all riders and carriage drivers to make their views known and help to preserve equestrian access to our forests. BHS Director of Access, Safety and Welfare,Mark Weston, said: “Horse riders currently have access to only 22 percent of public rights of way and horse-drawn vehicle drivers to only five percent, so the permissive access they enjoy in our forests is of immense

BHS urges equestrians to have their say on Forestry issues

The British Horse Society is encouraging all equestrians to make their voice heard by the Independent Panel on Forestry. The Panel has asked the public for their views on the use of forests and woods in England and what they can and should provide, now and in the future.The panel, which was set up to advise Government on the future of England’s forests and woods, calls the consultation “the start of an ongoing dialogue with everyone who is interested in forests and woods”. Their remit includes, but is not limited to, the work of the Forestry Commission and includes forests and woods in

BHS adds voice to Forest Access Group

The British Horse Society has joined The Forest Access User Group, a group believing that protecting and enhancing public access to our woodland and forests must be at the heart of the work of the Independent Panel on Forestry.The Group has issued a statement to the Chairman Panel, Bishop of Liverpool James Jones, expressing their concerns and hopes for the future of public access to all our forests and woodland. The BHS’s Director of Access, Safety and Welfare, Mark Weston, said: “Horse riders currently have access to only 22 percent of public rights of way and horse-drawn vehicle

Defra ignores equestrians on Independent Forestry Panel

The British Horse Society today deplored Defra’s exclusion of an equestrian representative on the Independent Forestry Panel.The BHS was quick to point out in a letter to Defra Secretary of State, Caroline Spellman, the dangers posed by the proposed sales of forests to the permissive access equestrians currently enjoy in much of the public forest estate. In highlighting this issue to Government, the BHS offered to provide legal and technical input to the proposed panel. BHS Chief Executive Graham Cory said: “For a Government which proclaims its willingness to listen, the voice of the

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