Locals launch campaign to buy ancient wood

Margaret, 79, said they had decided it was time to sell their "pretty special piece of ancient woodland" after realising it had become "too much work" for them."We want the community to buy it because they all love it and we want it loved like we've loved it all this time," she said."Really, we'd like it sold now and we could put it back on the market, but it wouldn't be the same, so the only snag for us is that it wont get done until November 2027," she added.Margaret said the group also have plans to use the space as a forest school.Martin said it was "very nice" that the couple had given them time to raise the money needed for the purchase.He said while the group has to get through a lot of legalities, he likes the idea that the woodland could eventually be owned by everybody."It has no public rights of way, it's not been spoilt or overworked, it's wild and has lots of creatures that have made their homes there. "It has a wonderful silent quality," Humphreys added.