1.   At a public meeting yesterday, environmentalists were finally permitted to have their say about the future of the ancient forest.

2.   Locked still in ancient forest dreams, they stand at significant points in the landscape.

3.   Mussels had colonised the remains of an ancient forest and we asked about waders, so busily taking advantage and feasting there.

4.   Since this left them without fuel, they began to cut wood from the ancient forests.

5.   The purposes and administration of these ancient forests have of course changed fundamentally.

6.   The local people, the Saami use the ancient forests as their winter pasture and logging may jeopardise both their reindeer husbandry and eventual cultural survival.

7.   The decline of the dormouse has mirrored the loss of ancient forests.

8.   The wood, one of the last fragments of ancient forest in the capital, is the subject of a prolonged campaign by environmentalists.

9.   Environmentalists are pressing for a ban on logging in ancient forests throughout Europe.