Will East Northants Council give approval for Forest Holidays (founded by the dreadful Forestry Commission) to destroy Fineshade Woods by building seventy holiday cabins in this beautiful woodland.
I have known this area since I was fifteen....cour
ting,
birding, walking and picnicking...
MrG and I watched the introduction of Red Kites over many years. When he became too ill to walk easily he once joked....For God's sake...when I die put a bench here in my memory so other poor *** don't have this struggle...
I did....and discovered that the Forestry Commission is the most difficult, rude and nasty organisation to deal with.
So....have I any faith that they will protect this area of rare plants, adders and fascinating birds....and peace?
I guess the destruction will go ahead and I will have a battle to remove my bench from its once quiet little corner.....
Will I be arrested if I uproot it and cart it off myself.....it weighs a ton so I'll need some willing hands......☺
Forestry commission are a strange bunch. They bought some land of my uncle, planted a rake of trees, and then sold the land back to him at a fraction of the price with the condition that the trees stayed....so uncle made a very healthy profit for doing nothing.
It changed didn't it when they got rid of the RSPB...I loved that shop and the people in it....but of course that was the first step in this plan..... the RSPB was too protective of the birds and wildlife.....x
No - the proper name for the Fineshade villains is 'Forest England' - I presume there are other similarly useless variants in the rest of the UK and Eire
I once met a chap who lived in a New Forest village and told him that I frequently visited the area in order to cycle along the numerous forest trails. His immediate comment was "You Grockles ruin the place". I didn't bother to mention how much we visitors spend in pubs, restaurants and B&B's and how this is a vital part of the local economy.
This isn't like that McMouse - it will be an entirely self-contained holiday village bringing no benefit to the local community and just making money for Forest Holidays and therefore Forest England.
The whole thing will ruin a perfect peaceful spot for the sake of making a few quick bucks
Dave are you saying that a holiday village will not provide local jobs? Surely holiday makers spend money locally. Local suppliers provide services etc.
McMouse....there will soon be no trails for us to cycle along in Fineshade..... so you....and people like me will be forced elsewhere for our quiet time in the country....walking, cycling and birding.
And as Dave says, this will be of no benefit to any community at all.....