Thousands of responses were sent to the Forestry Panel's 'call for views' using our electronic form.
Here is a tiny snapshot of just some of the suggestions, opinions and experiences that you shared...
"Planning law should encourage the planting of forests."
"Most people have only tiny gardens, and local woods provide one kind of extension to our gardens."
"The long view is hardly ever an important concern of the economy which tends towards the extremely short-term."
"My priority is plant for the future. Motivate people to want to help in this process."
"We need more woodland to reduce the damage that we do to our eco system."
"My vision is that we plant more and more indigenous trees to reclaim wasteland and restore these islands natural habitat."
"Every community ought to be within 20 minutes' drive or bus ride of a publicly-owned, free-access woodland."
"I live in an area where my children are deprived of the experience and diversity that forests offer. They are not able to learn about nature, ecology, biodiversity. They are unable to build dens and fantasy play. Forests and Woodland would enrich our life, my children's life. It would provide them with opportunities to learn topics and skill in a practical manner."
"A sensible and pragmatic solution is to significantly increase area of semi-natural habitat. I urge you to do so." 
"It is also important that we grow as many trees as possible to reduce our reliance upon imports of timber and to help regulate atmospheric carbon."
"As a nature lover, pro-conservation I would encourage re-forestation."
"As much of England as possible should be forested. Forests -- such as The National Forest of The Red Rose Forest -- should be more than a few joined up clumps of trees: they should be real forests."
"I'm sure there are many advantages for us to have many woodlands the more the better. Think of NOT having them and I rest my case."
"Planting should be constant."
"My vision is for more indigenous and sustainable trees to be planted, to encourage cleaner air, wildlife and allow those who can manage forests/woods safely, to work and any skilled woodsmen/women to be able to make a living out of such management. And that these forests/woods can be freely used by society in general so long as they treat them with respect (and clean up after their dogs!)."
By the way:
All submissions made to the Independent Panel on Forestry's 'call for views' using our form were sent directly to the Panel and a copy retained by us.