UPDATE on the Forest Garden! Still no clear resolution. Keep signing. UPDATE: The latest from Martin. Not great. “This afternoon our landlords have released a public statement (https://www.dartington.org/forest-garden-update/) which contain a number of misleading statem...

UPDATE: Dartington Forest Garden...not out of the woods yet.
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'Local hero' Cornwall protesters risked arrest and their lives For the second week running much-loved trees have been saved from the chop after Cornwall Council was shut down by campaigners as police intervened

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Reeves scapegoating bats to cut red tape is absurd, says Packham Broadcaster and nature campaigner claims Labour’s attack on wildlife in push for economic growth is ‘PR disaster’

“It’s a PR disaster for Labour …People love wildlife much more than they like these numpties banging on about bats and newts.”
Well said @chrisgpackham.bsky.social 👏😀

This is very sad and all because the previous council and small minded ass covering council officers had no imaginations for future development and reuse of a cemetery.

They could have designed like in parts of Europe or New Orleans. Instead the UK's "greenest city" destroys its last farm.

The Planning & Infrastructure Bill contains very alarming 'cash to trash' proposals. 2nd Reading 24th March.

Here's an email you can send to your MP

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#TeamBat #TeamNewt

Pioneering forest garden in Devon at risk after landowner serves notice Thousands sign petition to save garden ‘of vital importance’ near Totnes that teaches agroforestry methods

The Dartington Trust is making a massive, historic mistake here. Please sign the petition - www.change.org/p/stop-the-d... - to let it know what you think. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Shock as row of massive trees cut down near Plymouth Hoe Tree-felling branded 'hideous'

Shock as row of massive trees cut down near Plymouth Hoe

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Another 32 mature trees felled in Plymouth.

25 by the council & 7 by the MOD, with permission by the council

This should be the last resort but it isn't

There is no mitigation for these

It's not good enough

#mitigationcanjogon
#plymouthcitycounciltreemassacre
#februarysucks

Out-bloody-rageous

Otley oak tree felled after weeks of protests Council say tree needs to be cut down to allow repair work to be carried out on bridge footway.

Otley tree felled

BBC News - Oak tree felled after weeks of stand-offs

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One way to integrate #greeninfrastructure into the urban environment. #urbangreenspace #streettrees

Huge kissing canopies in downtown Brisbane, Australia

Kissing canopies in Vancouver

Kissing canopies in Vancouver

Kissing canopy over the sidewalk in Vancouver

Did you know that a “kissing canopy” is when trees above a street or sidewalk grow to touch overhead, creating a cool, shaded place? Despite it being colder and darker these days, let’s remember the beauty and value that #StreetTrees add to our cities, IF we design for them. #KissingCanopies

Replacing lost biodiversity: a missed opportunity for local offsetting? When developers cannot meet their obligation to replace habitat lost within their development site, plus at least 10%, they may buy habitat units to offset this lost habitat. These habitat units ar…

Our updated analysis of the use of Biodiversity Gain Sites for offsetting habitats lost to development is as we feared. The trend is not encouraging; it looks like it will result in local nature, especially in urban settings, becoming hollowed out.

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Stoke Lodge Playing Fields campaigners celebrate footpath victory A Bristol City Council committee voted unanimously to approve public rights of way over Cotham School's green space

The Stoke Lodge campaigners in Bristol are celebrating a successful bid to get four footpaths across the grounds officially recognised.
There will, of course, be more appeals, hearings & judgements about this...
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Plymouth City Council are at it again.

4 magnificent mature beech trees, felled to widen a road.

#strawplymouth

Home truths: the only thing Labour is building is a bigger, more dysfunctional housing market | George Monbiot Private developers offer politicians a simple solution for bulldozing through this crisis – build more. But it won’t work, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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Five trees on Centre have been felled Only the stumps now remain of five trees on the Centre that have provided shelter for 25 years

This is so depressing

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Latest News | Community Planning Alliance January 22nd, 2025

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Stony Stratford residents upset at pruning of 130-year-old trees - BBC News The work being carried out for Milton Keynes City Council is described as being "like a funeral".

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A yellow ribbon round an ole oak tree

I wish it sometimes just meant someone was getting out of prison

#yellowribbon 🌳

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Residents in last ditch bid to save 100-year-old Sussex oak tree A last ditch bid is being made to save an oak tree that has stood in a Sussex village for more than 100 years.

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The 2025 Annual Tree Giveaway – free saplings available for planting Since 2020, Bristol Tree Forum has given away well over 10,000 tree saplings for tree lovers to plant around Bristol…. and beyond! Here is your chance to help us plant still more.

Bristol Tree Forum's 2025 Tree Giveway is on! Order yours using the form in the article bristoltreeforum.org/2025/01/09/t...

Otley Bridge repairs tree felling plan paused until new year Two trees are due to be removed to allow Leeds City Council to install a crossing in Otley.

A Bridge Too Far

🌳 180 year old oak tree is in danger in Leeds, so a bridge can be repaired

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Good decision in Southend.

I can't even imagine how pants a load of artificial trees on a high street would look!

The fact that it was even considered just goes to show that town planners and councillors need more training on the benefits real trees bring.

Save the Otley Tittybottle Oak Tree The residents of Otley are trying to halt the unnecessary felling of trees in Tittybottle park in Otley. One of the trees at risk is a 180 year old Oak tree, another is a large Tulip tree.  The t...

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We rated the urban forests of 8 global cities – only Singapore passed the 30% canopy test Have you heard of the 3+30+300 rule for urban forestry? See how Melbourne and Sydney compare to New York, Denver, Seattle, Buenos Aires, Amsterdam and Singapore on trees, canopy and park proximity.

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The average life of a street tree is just #13years 😳

We need to talk about this

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Decision made to chop down trees for Cov cycleway but locals say 'shameful' The council agreed the move but it caused upset among locals

26 trees will be felled by Coventry council so they can install a cycle path 🤦

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