Westwood Parish Council want to cut down four of Westwood Park's apple trees. These are located close to the swings - one is very large, but all are mature and produce a crop of apples each year. Some of these apples are edible, some are used by residence for making jam and cider, all are a source of food for birds and insects. The trees help combat climate change and chopping them down means less CO2 is absorbed, habitat for wildlife is destroyed and a source of pleasure for adults and children is reduced to four stumps.
The council argues that these trees are 'self seeded' and because not planned should be removed. They have argued the apples are a tripping hazard, but this seems a massive overreaction to chop down healthy trees because of a few apples on the path. The tree stumps may also be a tripping hazard as well as a painful reminder of these lovely trees once lost. If you oppose chopping down these four apple trees please sign the petition and, if you have time, write to the Parish Council to say you oppose this unnecessary felling. Contact details are here: http://www.westwoodparish.co.uk/kontaks.php
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Why not form a community group approach and volunteer to sweep the path each day during fall time? Sure prune branches hanging over swings but leave rest of tree to thrive. , Why not put a gravel pathway around fall area that people can use during fall time...somany other solutions not being explored here or does the tree surgeon have back scratching friend on the council??????
No healthy tree should be cut down when there are streets to clear of rubbish and detritus. Try clearing the plastic off the motorways’ verges, they are a hazard and prevent the trees from sucking in the vile polluting carbon …
Almost lost for words, but to start with, outrageous. It is a council gone mad. Please give us an example of where anyone has tripped over a apple.
We need to keep our trees not chop them down, especially for a ridiculous reason as this, can't people just look where they are going?
ridiculous thing to do. ecocide
Put up a sign instead. If people should not be so busy looking at thier phone that they dont look where they are going.
Ridiculous proposal by Westwood Parish Council to cut down mature apple trees for such a trivial reason. UK needs more trees to help wildlife, tackle climate change and add to human quality of life.
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Westwood Parish Council want to cut down four of Westwood Park's apple trees. These are located close to the swings - one is very large, but all are mature and produce a crop of apples each year. Some of these apples are edible, some are used by residence for making jam and cider, all are a source of food for birds and insects. The trees help combat climate change and chopping them down means less CO2 is absorbed, habitat for wildlife is destroyed and a source of pleasure for adults and children is reduced to four stumps.
The council argues that these trees are 'self seeded' and because not planned should be removed. They have argued the apples are a tripping hazard, but this seems a massive overreaction to chop down healthy trees because of a few apples on the path. The tree stumps may also be a tripping hazard as well as a painful reminder of these lovely trees once lost. If you oppose chopping down these four apple trees please sign the petition and, if you have time, write to the Parish Council to say you oppose this unnecessary felling. Contact details are here: http://www.westwoodparish.co.uk/kontaks.php
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This is a scandalous proposal, and I very much hope that the council reconsiders. Trees are an important and precious part of our environment. Apples are good food, not just for the locals who pick them up but also for wildlife. I do not believe that it's even physically possible to trip over an apple; either one would inadvertently kick it away or else it would be crushed underfoot, so the council's so-called reasons are nonsensical.
Why not form a community group approach and volunteer to sweep the path each day during fall time? Sure prune branches hanging over swings but leave rest of tree to thrive. , Why not put a gravel pathway around fall area that people can use during fall time...somany other solutions not being explored here or does the tree surgeon have back scratching friend on the council??????
No healthy tree should be cut down when there are streets to clear of rubbish and detritus. Try clearing the plastic off the motorways’ verges, they are a hazard and prevent the trees from sucking in the vile polluting carbon …
Almost lost for words, but to start with, outrageous. It is a council gone mad. Please give us an example of where anyone has tripped over a apple.
We need to keep our trees not chop them down, especially for a ridiculous reason as this, can't people just look where they are going?
ridiculous thing to do. ecocide
Put up a sign instead. If people should not be so busy looking at thier phone that they dont look where they are going.
Ridiculous proposal by Westwood Parish Council to cut down mature apple trees for such a trivial reason. UK needs more trees to help wildlife, tackle climate change and add to human quality of life.
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This is a scandalous proposal, and I very much hope that the council reconsiders. Trees are an important and precious part of our environment. Apples are good food, not just for the locals who pick them up but also for wildlife. I do not believe that it's even physically possible to trip over an apple; either one would inadvertently kick it away or else it would be crushed underfoot, so the council's so-called reasons are nonsensical.