Comments on: Cambridge City Council to Fell 73 Trees at Byron’s Pool

By: Richard

Richard — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 01:17:52 +0000

My own photos of Byron’s Pool after the tree felling.

The council have told me their 2004-7 management plan has become the ten year management plan, there is no assurance that future felling along the same lines won’t occur.

By: Russ Long

Russ Long — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 12:59:44 +0000

Devastating stupidity from an LPA. We have similar issues with developers and the council in Forest Heath. As the Heathrow decision pretty much killed off any hope of protecting any environmental resources?

By: i.belton

i.belton — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 12:00:22 +0000

why cut down a lot of the trees which overhang the water? guess where the kingfishers perch when they are fishing!

By: Richard

Richard — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 02:16:06 +0000

The Azara blog has some photos of the devastation.

By: Jim Smith

Jim Smith — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:08:06 +0000

Have they gone raving mad? 73 trees and all in aid of the Chubb! We are ruled by fanatics. Horse chestnuts clearly are lovely trees which people love. What is wrong with the city council?

By: Richard

Richard — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:29:19 +0000

I have been out to Byron’s Pool today and it is a scene of utter devastation and vandalism. The tree felling is already underway. One large area has been completely cleared, and there are piles of wood chippings where there once were trees throughout the area.

A “License to Fell Growing Trees” issued by the Forestry Commission and a “Certificate for Approval for Tree Felling” and a statement from Cambridge City Council entitled: “Byron’s Pool Access and biodiversity project” are affixed to the fence.

The notices state felling was to have been completed by the 1st of December 2008.

There was a Cambridge City Council “news release” entitled “Let in the light!” in October 2008 announcing the beginning of the works