tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5873009918100574338.post3251272774506104673..comments2024-02-05T09:17:53.322-08:00Comments on Adrian Barlow's blog: The Threat to Madingley DellAdrian Barlowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04526714501872493961noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5873009918100574338.post-70609316704324830772015-11-21T03:34:25.821-08:002015-11-21T03:34:25.821-08:00Good to see you back Adrian.
I read this blog on ...Good to see you back Adrian.<br /><br />I read this blog on Wednesday evening. By coincidence at lunch I was reading a short article in the Guardian by Patrick Barkham about Smithy Wood near Sheffield. This 11th century woodland is due to be bulldozed to build a service station for the M1. The developers aim to plant new woods in mitigation in the absurd belief that they can offset an ancient wood. See: http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/nov/18/ancient-woodland-forest-smithy-wood-sheffield<br /> It seems that Madingley Dell is not an isolated case.Crispin Partridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17967899936189675112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5873009918100574338.post-10740932744315654682015-11-15T00:24:59.078-08:002015-11-15T00:24:59.078-08:00Thank you! I've signed. My memories of the are...Thank you! I've signed. My memories of the area go back over fifty years. tomdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03766237341387024779noreply@blogger.com