This petition is to stop Sefton Council, Councillor Mike Booth and the Ranger Service from putting Grazing Pens on Ainsdale & Birkdale Local Nature Reserve in Southport. There has been no information regarding this scheme released to the general public up until recently, despite it starting in 2005! Also no public consultation or vote on whether people want this. The pens will take up 90% of the 204 acre site and will involve the installation of miles and miles of fencing in an area of special scientific importance. These pens have been PROVEN to displace wildlife and have no long term benefit to the natural environment. Evidence corroberating this from Prof. Brian Moss is available here: http://www.weloveourdunes.org/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=151&sid=3c65110f5f6ebf01466fabafa4cf6c47 They have already started chopping down and burning trees and bushes for the sake of 'helping the environment.' Please help us to stop this disgraceful act from taking place. weloveourdunes.org
Please make sure you put your FULL NAME, not just first name, to assure that they are accepted. Comments or thoughts on the scheme are encouraged.
Thankyou for your participation, it is much appreciated.
Updates
March 15, 2011
The petition now has 100 signatures. I have compiled these names and am drafting a formal letter to Councillor Mike Booth to request a full public consultation.
Reached 100 supporters
March 13, 2011
7 Comments
Who actually thought this was a good idea? It is bad for the wildlife and bad for the people who use the dunes.
THESE PENS ARE AN EYESORE!! Why are they cutting down trees? This area is for the public not for livestock.
Enough is enough. Stop ruining our local landscape for no reason.
Keep the fences out of the dunes. I walk my dog here every day and it is perfect just the way it is.
Very upset about this. It was a beautiful spot for quiet walks now it just looks like a construction site.
This would totally spoil the environment for nature lovers
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This petition is to stop Sefton Council, Councillor Mike Booth and the Ranger Service from putting Grazing Pens on Ainsdale & Birkdale Local Nature Reserve in Southport. There has been no information regarding this scheme released to the general public up until recently, despite it starting in 2005! Also no public consultation or vote on whether people want this. The pens will take up 90% of the 204 acre site and will involve the installation of miles and miles of fencing in an area of special scientific importance. These pens have been PROVEN to displace wildlife and have no long term benefit to the natural environment. Evidence corroberating this from Prof. Brian Moss is available here: http://www.weloveourdunes.org/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=151&sid=3c65110f5f6ebf01466fabafa4cf6c47 They have already started chopping down and burning trees and bushes for the sake of 'helping the environment.' Please help us to stop this disgraceful act from taking place. weloveourdunes.org
Please make sure you put your FULL NAME, not just first name, to assure that they are accepted. Comments or thoughts on the scheme are encouraged.
Thankyou for your participation, it is much appreciated.
Updates
March 15, 2011
The petition now has 100 signatures. I have compiled these names and am drafting a formal letter to Councillor Mike Booth to request a full public consultation.
Reached 100 supporters
March 13, 2011
7 Comments
Total madness. They have no right to close off 90 percent of the reserve without asking us first. Leave our bit of nature alone.
Who actually thought this was a good idea? It is bad for the wildlife and bad for the people who use the dunes.
THESE PENS ARE AN EYESORE!! Why are they cutting down trees? This area is for the public not for livestock.
Enough is enough. Stop ruining our local landscape for no reason.
Keep the fences out of the dunes. I walk my dog here every day and it is perfect just the way it is.
Very upset about this. It was a beautiful spot for quiet walks now it just looks like a construction site.
This would totally spoil the environment for nature lovers
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Total madness. They have no right to close off 90 percent of the reserve without asking us first. Leave our bit of nature alone.