The newly formed Friends of Harmers Wood began a written dialogue with the Cholmondeley Estate manager, Bob Miller, to persuade their nominated trustees to give us time to raise the asking price of £32,000 The formalities of the sale were finalised on 7 June 2007 and the Friends of Harmers Wood Trust came into being So begins the story of the Friends of Harmers Wood, a group formed to protect the future of the woods