Old news
Want to find old news items that have been published since the birth of the website in 2015?
This list of items may help.
May 2015
9 May >>>> Withdrawal of latest planning application
11 May >>>> Support from our new East Northants councillor
19 May >>>> Bird news
23 May >>>> The Friends on Facebook and Twitter
25 May >>>> Could this be a Gruffalo?
31 May >>>> Another serious accident
June 2015
4 June >>>> Woodland Trust withdraws support for Forest Holidays
July 2015
1 July >>>> It's time for butterflies
13 July >>>> Recommended walk in the wood
14 July >>>> Wildflower walk number 2
15 July >>>> Purple Emperor butterfly - first for Fineshade
17 July >>>> Reptiles possibly destroyed by grass cutting
27 July >>>> Bark Beetle survey
August 2015
3 August >>>> The wood’s awash with Fritillaries
10 August >>>> Recent reptile sightings
12 August >>>> Chalkhill Blue butterfly – first for Northants
15 August >>>> How NOT to survey for bats
28 August >>>> Article in British Wildlife magazine
September 2015
3 Sep >>>> Final flower of the week
5 Sep >>>> Why survey for Dormice?
15 Sep >>>> Forest Holidays decide not to appeal
October 2015
29 Oct >>>> Mis-timed traffic survey
November 2015
3 Nov >>>> Caravan site closes for winter
9 Nov >>>> Holiday park at Jacks Green approved
9 Nov >>>> More about winter birds
12 Nov >>>> A very late Adder
28 Nov >>>> The huskies are here
December 2015
3 Dec >>>> Westhay Tracks closed for ride widening work
10 Dec >>>> Possible re-introduction of Chequered Skipper
21 Dec >>>> Westhay open but very different
January 2016
1 Jan >>>> Top Lodge at capacity during the holiday
6 Jan >>>> 10 plants in flower at New Year
13 Jan >>>> Special fungus – Magpie Inkcap
17 Jan >>>> Fineshade’s awash
February 2016
18 Feb >>>> One year since the defeat of Forest Holidays
20 Feb >>>> Last tree of the week
March 2016
2 Mar >>>> Smart new reception area at Top Lodge
9 Mar >>>> Fineshade’s awash – again!
12 Mar >>>> Curtin&Co to stage “community consultation”
17 Mar >>>> Spring walk with Brian Laney
24 Mar >>>> Car-parking charges set to rise
April 2016
7 Apr >>>> An uncomfortable night for Curtin&Co
14 Apr >>>> Call for SSSI protection for Fineshade Wood
21 Apr >>>> MP’s letter to government minister
25 Apr >>>> Strong support from Woodland Trust
26 Apr >>>> Natural England’s response to SSSI request
28 Apr >>>> Strong support from our MP
May 2016
15 May >>>> Wildlife recorders wanted
19 May >>>> Visit by Natural England bosses
28 May >>>> FOI request reveals survey results are not available
June 2016
3 Jun >>>> Tom Pursglove MP’s visit
13 Jun >>>> Butterfly walk and insect recording
14 Jun >>>> Letter from CEO of Natural England
July 2016
3 Jul >>>> Trail news and the Gruffalo
11 Jul >>>> Forest Holidays backing off?
24 Jul >>>> Tranquillity to be preserved
August 2016
15 Aug >>>> Latest wildflower walk
September 2016
3 Sep >>>> Back from the Brink in Rockingham Forest
9 Sep >>>> Dormice are in the news
14 Sep >>>> State of Nature Report
23 Sept >>>> FC are still in the dark
October 2016
9 Oct >>>> No Help for Heroes
24 Oct >>>> One man went to mow
November 2016
7 Nov >>>> Winter Closure
21 Nov >>>> Husky Racing
December 2016
17 Dec >>>> Forest Holidays' secret data
26 Dec >>>> Gruffalo gets festive
January 2017
13 Jan >>>> Fineshade's dark skies
21 Jan >>>> Wildlife consultation
February 2017
4 Feb >>>> More maintenance and mowing
18 Feb >>>> Happy anniversary
24 Feb >>>> Storm Doris
March 2017
17 Mar >>>> New names at caravan site
31 Mar >>>> Back from the Brink to go ahead
April 2017
15 Apr >>>> Forest Holidays rejected at Delamere
19 Apr >>>> Gridlock at weekends
May 2017
16 May >>>> Statement concerning Forest Holidays
19 May >>>> Support from local politicians
June 2017
10 Jun >>>> Petition reaches 5000 signatures
July 2017
17 July >>>> Desecration of "Cathedral Tree"
30 July >>>> Butterfly Conservation at Fineshade
August 2017
5 Aug >>>> Rutland Naturalists at Fineshade
16 Aug >>>> Intervention by our MP
30 Aug >>>> Education and Bushcraft
September 2017
21 Sep >>>> For sale - Forest Holidays
October 2017
1 Oct >>>> Mowing the verges and rides
4 Oct >>>> Forest Holidays launch appeal at Delamere
15 Oct >>>> Wild Horizons visit Fineshade
November 2017
26 Nov >>>> Another expert naturalist visits
December 2017
21 Dec >>>> Forest Holidays sold in £110m deal
January 2018
9 Jan >>>> Recording Fineshade's biodiversity
21 Jan >>>> Superfast Fineshade
21 Jan >>>> FC refuse to provide information
February 2018
19 Feb >>>> Artist working in Fineshade
22 Feb >>>> Forest Holidays' threats elsewhere
March 2018
6 Mar >>>> More protection for Ancient Woodland
26 Mar >>>> Supporting Mortimer Forest
31 Mar >>>> Welcome letter from Natural England
April 2018
7 Apr >>>> Articles in Times and Guardian
25 Apr >>>> Learning about protected species
May 2018
2 May >>>> New petition: Save our Forests!
July 2018
5 Jul >>>> Art at Top Lodge
25 Jul >>>> Enhanced protection for Ancient Woods
August 2018
4 Aug >>>> Red Kite shot nearby
25 Aug >>>> Neighbourhood Plan for parish
28 Aug >>>> Art in the Arches and in the wood
September 2018
15 Sep >>>> Ash Dieback and the pink dots
17 Sep >>>> Forest Plan promised for 2019
29 Sep >>>> A vision fromNatural England
30 Sep >>>> Mortimer Forest is saved
October 2018
15 Oct >>>> Redrawing the Ancient Woodland
24 Oct >>>> Questions in Parliament
November 2018
1 Nov >>>> Statement from Forest Holidays
16 Nov >>>> Big changes for carpark
December 2018
26 Dec >>>> No further threat from Forest Holidays
January 2019
23 Jan >>>> Light trim for the Cathedral Tree
February 2019
3 Feb >>>> Improving Fineshade's ponds
23 Feb >>>> A new threat: Static Caravans
March 2019
5 Mar >>>> Road traffic data released
15 Mar >>>> Support for Fineshade in Westminster
May 2019
8 May >>>> Recording and propagating Elm trees
28 May >>>> A changed carpark
June 2019
19 Jun >>>> Ant Art and a book launch
July 2019
30 Jul >>>> Static-caravan plan withdrawn
August 2019
15 Aug >>>> Plan for the Forest this autumn
September 2019
20 Sep >>>> Consultation on Forest Plan
October 2019
28 Oct >>>> More tree felling
November 2019
1 Nov >>>> Big rise in parking costs
16 Nov >>>> Survey data released 4 years late
December 2019
8 Dec >>>> Extension of Nuclear waste site
23 Dec >>>> Bridleway to Kings Cliffe flooded
February 2020
9 Feb >>>> Tracking Fineshade's Dormice
23 Feb >>>> A new footpath to the east
March 2020
9 Mar >>>> Highland cattle
15 Mar >>>> Managing the rides
March to August 2020
>>>> Coronavirus restrictions
April 2020
10 Apr >>>> Field made Local Wildlife Site
26 Apr >>>> Growing Elms from seed
June 2020
29 Jun >>>> Fineshade Forest Plan
July 2020
9 Jul >>>> Police issue parking fines
August 2020
17 Aug >>>> The Whirligig Ash
18 Aug >>>> First Dormouse seen for 5 years
27 Aug >>>> Case closed on Forest Holidays
September 2020
16 Sep >>>> New sewage treatment at Top Lodge
October 2020
29 Oct >>>> A puzzling stone
November 2020
16 Nov >>>> Augean Hazardous Waste Site