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Save Westwood Park's Apple Trees

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Abby
4 years ago

Don’t cut down the trees!

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Elayne Richards
4 years ago

A bad decision.

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Rachelle Corker
4 years ago

Please don't chop down these beautiful apple trees - they provide the community with an amazing supply of healthy free fruit, as well as being great for biodiversity and drawing down CO2 - I have spent many a lovely moment admiring these trees and enjoying the shade and wonderous habitat they provide for birds and pollinators.

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Heather Rideout
4 years ago

These are beautiful trees. I just don't understand why you would chop them down "because of a tripping hazard". Nature does self-seed and knows what is best for it better than we do. They have flourished and should continue to so do. I think you should remove the fence in case somebody walks into it, remove the swings in case someone bumps themselves on it, remove the park in case someone enjoys it....

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Janet Bradshaw
4 years ago

Please protect and preserve the vital carbon offset provided by these trees. Thank you BA11 6PF

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Chimene Roberts
4 years ago Featured

Mature trees provide food and habitat for wildlife that would take years to replace with new planting, therefore mature trees should be preserved wherever possible. Please rethink this plan with emphasis on adding to biodiversity, not removing it.

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Andrew langley
4 years ago

I can’t believe anyone would want to fell these beautiful trees. I thought we were supposed to be trying to save our planet and resources not destroy them. Seriously what harm could they be doing ?

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Doug Smith
4 years ago

Please don't cut down there apple trees. Any issues can be managed rather than destroy them. Thanks

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Magi
4 years ago

Plant more trees !

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Charlie Evans
4 years ago

Don’t cut down the trees! Just put a sign saying beware apples!

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Steve Best
4 years ago

Reasoning seems totally crazy to remove some lovely trees which add to the enjoyment of walking through the village.

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Mandy Majendie
4 years ago

Please do not chop down these lovely apple trees. They are a pleasure to everyone who uses the park and it seems a huge overreaction to chop them down because of the supposed 'hazzard' of few apples on the path. Please join with the other local Parish Councils and aim to retain and plant trees, rather than removing them.

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Vanessa
4 years ago

We live in Westwood. It would be totally senseless to chop these trees down

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Jonelle Daniels
4 years ago

It beggars belief that at a time when so many local communities and organizations are planting trees to combat climate change and increase biodiversity, that Westwood Parish Council wish to chop down fruit trees. Shame on you, WPC.

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Penny Williams
4 years ago

I am new to the village and was amazed how beautiful these trees were this spring. Such an asset to the park.

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rebecca kemp
4 years ago

I absolutely love these apple trees. They are beautiful, natural trees. They have a feeling of wildness about them. I always collect a few dozen apples to feed my friend ponies. The apples are not perfect and the branches are twisted and old. It makes me think if how perfect imperfection is and how lucky we are to have wild trees growing in a park. I get so much pleasure from the trees and would feel very sad if they were removed.

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Dave lloyd
4 years ago

Why ? A trip hazard...really !!!

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Hannah Jenkins
4 years ago

This is so crazy to cut down healthy trees. I enjoy these apples and have often eaten them on a walk. Please leave them to be they are beautiful

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Shona Flynn
4 years ago

Beautiful treees that me and my children love seeing ..

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Helen Hounsell
4 years ago

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