"selling off our ancient woodlands has sent me over the top...."

Lizzie, to protest effectively, we need to be sure of our facts. We don't know that they are going to sell off the ancient woodlands - it may just be the large commercial woodlands that the Forestry Commission manages.I've no problem with who owns these - they are usually an eyesore and detrimental to the local environment and are often only there temporarily. Ancient woodlands make up a small percentage of forests and they should certainly be protected from any further destruction. Newer woodlands tend to come and go across the landscape. In Britain there are actually more trees in hedgerows than in woods. You can get a good perspective by reading Oliver Rackham's book 'Ancient Woodland' and also the excellent book by my old friend the late Roger Deakin, 'Wildwood'.