Tag Archives: Woods Under Threat
WuT you like to know
Over the years we have been made aware of an increasing number of planning applications which threaten woods and trees, or worse cause direct loss to our precious and vulnerable ancient woodland. The Woods under Threat (WuT) team was created in the … Continue reading
The final countdown for Aberdeen’s ancient woodland…
The long wait is now over for those involved in the legal challenge against the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR), and we’re sorry to tell you but it isn’t good news. The judge, Lord Tyre, came down on the side … Continue reading
Woodland Trust Campaigners Silenced!!
Its a rare day in the Woodland Trust campaigning office when silence falls across our small, but perfectly formed team. Whilst trailing through page upon page of the High Speed 2 consultation document, we stumbled across this ‘mitigation’ proposal for the destruction of … 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
Aberdeen bypass campaigners awarded cap on legal costs
We were delighted to find out on Thursday (the 20th of Jan) that Road Sense, the local group campaigning against the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR) have been granted a Protected Expenses Order for their legal challenge to Scottish Ministers’ … Continue reading
Picture the scene….
Its autumn 2010. You have gone off to Heartwood, the Woodland Trust’s most ambitious woodland creation site, to help plant 850 acres of woodland. You are all fired up to stick your shovel in the ground and to plant some … 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
Got a spare few minutes this weekend?
Then why not take action to help protect ancient woodland? A few weeks ago we updated readers on the newly published A21 Environmental Impact Assessment released for consultation by the Highways Agency. Since then, the Woods under Threat team has … Continue reading
Against the law?
Tree Preservation Orders (TPO) are generally put in place by Local Authorities as a way to protect trees from unauthorised felling or maintenance works. However it seems that in some situations this is not actually true – or there seems to … 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
