Tag Archives: Destruction
High Speed 2 – We need answers!
I wonder if the irony is lost on ‘the greenest Government ever’ when an environmental NGO is forced to dispute a ‘green transport’ concept – a position it was put in because of that government’s poor decision-making. We would have loved to have been able to … Continue reading
‘Trees are the filter – we are the fish’
Sometimes you hear someone speak and wish you could share it with the world. They just sum it up so perfectly that it seems a crying shame not to share their brilliance with someone else. That’s why when this TEDx … Continue reading
Long and winding road: the final episode
This is it, the moment has finally arrived. The Weymouth Relief Road has at long last opened, the campaign fought to protect our precious ancient woodland from being lost to a new road now a distant, but bitter, memory. The desperate desire … Continue reading
BBC’s Marty Jopson supports our manifesto
The Woodland Trust has dedicated the last 10 years to fighting against the loss of Ancient Woodland. There is no exaggeration in the statement that it is the UK’s equivalent of the rainforest and yet our planning systems have allowed … Continue reading
Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route update
As our press release says, the Scottish Government has finally chosen to grant permission for the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route. While it says we are “disappointed” personally I’m feeling frustrated and more than a little angry. As the Woods under Threat … Continue reading
Safe and sound or just green-wash?
As far as I was aware designating locally important habitats (by important I mean to both people and wildlife) was a method of giving some protection to vulnerable habitats that might otherwise be drowned by concrete in the relentless development of … Continue reading
Ancient woodland area the size of Birmingham threatened
Research by the Woodland Trust has revealed that the total area of ancient woodland threatened by destruction or degradation over the last decade has covered a total of 100 square miles (26,000 hectares) – equivalent to the size of Birmingham! … Continue reading
Last chance to save ancient woodland in Lincolnshire
*UPDATED!* Forest Pines appeal about to begin! We’re still fighting to save Broughton Woods, ancient woodland in Lincolnshire which still faces becoming a golf course. This application threatens to be one of the biggest potential losses of precious ancient woodland that … Continue reading
