Indigenous

[Bren.]

Sorry, a better question would be to ask for the reason for the SSSI designation on this site.

[wrsni]

Just another example of clueless idiots meddling with nature pretty much because, well, they think they can!

 

Can he not just tell them to f**k off and do what actually IS best for the countryside?

[madbopper]

The site is SSSI nothing else,the reason for this is due to a water weed in a lake on the site and the leaf fall that ends up in the lake is inhibiting the growth of the weed supposedly.

So there is large amenity value to having trees around,but can anybody see this weed on the bottom of the lake? I don't think so. My neighbour has no thoughts on cutting them down and as far as I am aware the powers that be have no power to enforce anything, so what is the point of requesting there removal do they think land owners are going to rush out and spend thousands just to please this silly organisation. My opinion I'm afraid.

[timbernut]

Don't want to expand to much as it's an ongoing situation but they would like a lot of deciduous hardwoods removed as they drop to much leaf litter !

 

 

The land must be host to some sort of rare flora, surely? I presume it's a piece of open land that has turned into wood thru natural succession, or woodland invaded by sycamore?

[Chris at eden]

Don't care if he's right or wrong, I bloody love Ted Green.

 

Yeah, top bloke.

[Bren.]

The site is SSSI nothing else,the reason for this is due to a water weed in a lake on the site and the leaf fall that ends up in the lake is inhibiting the growth of the weed supposedly.

So there is large amenity value to having trees around,but can anybody see this weed on the bottom of the lake? I don't think so. My neighbour has no thoughts on cutting them down and as far as I am aware the powers that be have no power to enforce anything, so what is the point of requesting there removal do they think land owners are going to rush out and spend thousands just to please this silly organisation. My opinion I'm afraid.

So something only has a value if you can see it then?