Council approves loss of 26 trees to build cycle lane
“We could have saved more trees”: — but “saddened” authority says felling due to residents rejecting reduced road width
“I’m saddened we’re losing those trees,” she said. “If we reduced the width of the highway, we could have saved more trees. But clearly the residents didn't want that, and as a consequence we're having to lose more trees.”, breaking the record for the largest tree hug in the country, and demanding an alternative route be drawn up for the Cycleway that was “less destructive”.
However, the council has said that the 32 saplings which are set to replace the trees would provide “greater long-term benefits”. Cllr Hetherton was also asked about what Sir David would think of her decision, to which she replied: “I think Sir David would be thrilled to bits that we're doing a cycle path that gets people out of cars and on to cycles.
“To avoid having a cycleway along Clifford Bridge Road, campaigners also suggested to me that we build the cycleway on top of a nearby nature reserve - and light it up - which perhaps casts some doubt on their credentials for protecting nature.” McCann, who claimed that the current design is “unsafe” and that other parts of the cycleway are causing frequent collisions, also refuted the council’s claim that many of the 26 trees earmarked to be felled as part of construction works are infected with the disease Ash dieback, instead insisting that the trees are in “fine condition” and are simply, in the council’s eyes, “in the way”.
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