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Profiteers 'could destroy woodland'
Activists warn against plan to give ancient trees the chop
Green activists warned the government on Saturday not to "gamble" with England's natural heritage by handing it over to profiteering developers.
Environment Secretary Owen Paterson's "biodiversity offsetting" scheme would let firms destroy habitats if they make or improve other areas.
He said that all woods older than 400 years - a third of England's woodland - could face the chop.
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