Members of the South Lincolnshire Green Party and employees from the Woodland Trust were joined on Sunday by members of the public objecting to the removal of 67,000 trees at the Prince William of Gloucester Barracks.
The trees were planted as a green lung for Grantham and they are threatened by the proposals by Homes England and the Defence Infrastructure Organisation’s proposals to build 4,000 new homes on the site.
Anne Gayfer from the Green Party said, “We’re asking for leadership to help us provide a future for our children. The future of economic development is a stable environment and I am exasperated that our government cannot see that removing trees, which then leads to development that impacts on all of our natural systems must stop”.
Adam Cormack from the Woodland Trust added, “More than 2,500 people responded to the recent consultation on the future of Prince William of Gloucester Barracks to oppose development plans to fell around 80% of the trees planted on site.
“These trees were planted by the Woodland Trust and the local community. We are urging Homes England to present new proposals that protect much more of the existing young woodland on site.
“We are living in a climate emergency. This site should be a demonstration of what can be done to incorporate trees into development, not a worst-case scenario where most trees are felled.”.
If you would like to make your voice heard, there will be a peaceful demonstration to underline that we want to take action against climate change on St Peter’s Hill on Sunday 26th September at 11am.
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