The Independent Panel on Forestry will be meeting regularly as it undertakes its work.

• Meetings, notes and supporting papers from external organisations

The next Panel meeting will take place on 24 May 2012.

The Panel visited woods, forests and associated communities across England in order to build a thorough picture of the vast array of interests and uses within the country’s forests and woodlands, to inform its Final Report.

Visits and events:

• Panel visit East Anglia - 28 March 2012
• Panel visit Cumbria - 7 March 2012
• Panel visit New Forest - 28 February 2012
• Panel visit Wyre Forest – 17th February 2012
• Panel visit Devon – 26th January 2012
• National Stakeholder Workshop – 13th January 2012
• Panel visit Yorkshire – 6 December 2011
• Panel visit Nottinghamshire – 7 November 2011
• Panel visit Kent – 15th and 16th September 2011
• Panel visit Northumberland (including Kielder Forest) – 25th and 26th July 2011
• Panel visit Forest of Dean – 12th and 13th June 2011

The Panel members have now completed the ten planned visits across England and are extremely grateful for the assistance of the many individuals and organisations who have helped in arranging and hosting the visits.