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AN ANCIENT woodland which has been sold off in plots to private buyers is at the centre of a row after some new owners applied to build huts in it. Bolton Muir Wood was bought by a company called Woodlands.co.uk from Lennoxlove Estate and lies on the outskirts of the villages of Bolton and Gifford in East Lothian. But with plots costing between £40,000 and £69,000 each, concerns have been raised about a loss of access to locals and it being turned into a holiday park “by stealth”. Local Democracy Reporter Marie Sharp met a few of the new owners of the wood to find out about the lure of the wilderness and their plans for its future.

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