Urgent Action Salisbury

[Simon Fairlie]

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> From: oni at riseup.net
> Date: 22 February 2007 14:27:23 GMT
> To: walk.in.beauty.2 at gmail.com, manlikechris at yahoo.com,  
> chapter7 at tlio.org.uk, info at protectourwoodland.co.uk,  
> karenbell at hotmail.com, t_daly at hotmail.com
>
>
> ***THIS IS AN URGENT CALL OUT FOR ACTION!!***
>
> 300+ YEAR OLD WALLED GARDEN AND 15 TREES ABOUT TO BE DESTROYED ANY  
> DAY NOW
> IN SALISBURY!!
>
> In Salisbury this week, trees are about to be felled any day now to  
> make
> way for the new Council Offices development and ridiculous glass  
> office
> extension, that will not only be costly to buils but very bad for the
> environment and CO2 levels.
>
> This will destroy forever a
> WALLED GARDEN THAT’S MORE THAN 300YEARS OLD, with two 18th Century  
> walls,
> many beautiful big trees aging from 50-150 years, and inside the  
> garden is
> a Victorian fountain at the centre of SALISBURYS ONLY PUBLIC POND!!
>
> Tree’s to be felled include:
> Hornbeam, huge triple trunked tree, estimated 80years but grown up  
> from an
> even older stump that’s possibly 150 years old. Also home to soon  
> to be
> nesting bats.
> Sweet Chestnut, huge, about 70years old, Goats Willow, Pussy Willow,
> Sycamores,
> Hawthorn, 3 Yew trees, 3Apple trees, A Pear tree, Prunus and a  
> Wellingtonia.
>
> There are also two other Hornbeams, one already cut down to a stump  
> and
> the other half felled.
>
> Also an Oak and an Atlas Cedar / Cedar Atlantian will alledgedly be
> “saved”, but we cant see that they will remain unscathed as they  
> are right
> in the centre of what will be the main works acces to the soon-to-be
> building site.
> The project seemed to be on hold, but now they are pushing ahead to  
> fell
> the tree’s JUST IN CASE the development project goes ahead. It’s a  
> great
> shame, as this garden is very old, more than 300 years and has  
> fondly been
> known to Salisbury’s children as “The Secret Garden” for generations
> untold.
>
> Please please come and help if you can, apparently they may have to  
> cut
> down the remaining Hornbeam before next Thursday as that’s the DEFRA
> deadline as after that the bats will start nesting, so it may not even
> take that long.
> There are only 2-3 of us here, we desperately need more numbers-  
> however
> many for however long/ short could really mean the difference of  
> success/
> failure. They were clearing bushes today and will fell the trees  
> any day
> now or next week.
>
> Thankyou,
> Please contact
> 07790418023
> oni at riseup.net
> rainbowhalo at msn.com
>

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