CH4 NEWS - Nesting Birds & Network Rail

[Hobbsurf]

Just watched a somewhat interesting bit of news 're above.

 

Anyone else see it?

 

Russ

[sloth]

Nope. What was the gist of it?

[Will Heal]

The gist of it was network rail are putting in some big clearances beside the rail tracks to stop the trees affecting the lines and trains and people are getting upset and protesting against it. At this time of year they are using the excuse 'you can't cut any trees down there's nesting birds' channel 4 news very one sided I think

[sloth]

Ah, big story about not a lot then. I suppose if they didn't do it people would complain they didn't sort it out!

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

Saw it, agreed, fairly poor piece of news coverage. Must be quiet news day.

[openspaceman]

Saw it, agreed, fairly poor piece of news coverage. Must be quiet news day.

 

That's as may be but it will bring work to a halt on some sites, even when a bird nesting survey has cleared the work to proceed. As the lady says in the video it's rooks and magpies that nest high in trees, and these are protected under the legislation which was designed to halt the decline in songbird species (wrongly thought out legislation as it's habitat and food source loss in dairy and arable areas that's the root cause.

[jltree]

That's as may be but it will bring work to a halt on some sites, even when a bird nesting survey has cleared the work to proceed. As the lady says in the video it's rooks and magpies that nest high in trees, and these are protected under the legislation which was designed to halt the decline in songbird species (wrongly thought out legislation as it's habitat and food source loss in dairy and arable areas that's the root cause.

 

That be the same lady who will be twistin when tree falls in her garden or its blocking the sun from her patio!!! bloody hipocracy from the idiots

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

That's as may be but it will bring work to a halt on some sites, even when a bird nesting survey has cleared the work to proceed. As the lady says in the video it's rooks and magpies that nest high in trees, and these are protected under the legislation which was designed to halt the decline in songbird species (wrongly thought out legislation as it's habitat and food source loss in dairy and arable areas that's the root cause.

 

 

Agreed!

[phill]

Some quality mashing up going on there 😂

[Yorkshireman]

Could Network Rail be breaching law by cutting down trees? | Tom Clarke on Science | Tom Clarke on Science