More than 3,000 people attended the rally in Gloucestershire Photograph: Adrian SherrattBaroness Royall of Blaisdon and Jonathon Porritt join the protest Photograph: Adrian SherrattA petition opposing the coalition's proposed sale of all Forestry Commission land in Britain was signed by more than 110,000 peoplePhotograph: Adrian Sherratt
A bonfire built to resemble Big Ben showed the protesters' opposition to the plansPhotograph: Adrian SherrattMore placards at the rally in Gloucestershire Photograph: Adrian SherrattThe government says it wants local communities to manage much of the acreage put up for sale Photograph: Adrian SherrattOpposition to the coalition's plan is fiercest in Gloucestershire Photograph: Adrian Sherratt
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