Forestry England has urged people not to visit the nation’s forests, as it reinforced Government advice to stay at home.
In a statement on its website, the organisation, which manages 1,500 woods and forests, with almost 27 million visitors a year, said: “Covid-19: stay at home, please do not visit the nation’s forests.
“The Government has told everyone to stay at home, protect the NHS and save lives.
“This is a very sad day for us, as we ask you not to visit the nation’s forests or do anything that would put the emergency services under extra pressure.”
Anyone who lives very close to a public forest and walks or cycles in the woods as part of their permitted daily exercise should be extra careful not to have an accident, as emergency services do not need the extra pressure, Forestry England added.
