The day we saved a Ludlow tree from the axe but lost another
andybodders Yesterday proved to be a day of intense frustration. Ludlow lost a perfectly fine sycamore tree, which was cut down unnecessarily by a housing association. The second tree was saved…
Oak trees on Whitcliffe Common to be felled after Shropshire Council lodges no objection
Ludlow is no stranger to controversy. We are a busy town, medieval in origin with a streetscape to match. We are also a working and tourist town, and one that…
We’ve put forward St Julian’s Well tree in Ludlow for a national award
Update 4 September 2016 Alas, our bid has not been shortlisted by the Woodland Trust. That’s a shame becasue this is such a fine tree. Main article 5 August 2016…
Axing two oak trees to improve views of Ludlow from Whitcliffe Common is the unacceptable face of environmentalism
Update: 1 August 2016 This morning, BBC Radio Shropshire broadcast two interviews on the controversy. In the first, Tracey Huffer and I are interviewed by Genevieve Tudor. Listen here. In…
Rocks Green supermarket should be scaled down to protect landscape says Shropshire Council tree officer
Shropshire Council’s tree and woodland protection officer, Dougald Purce, has criticised the proposal for a new supermarket at Rocks Green because the design puts profit before landscape protection. In a…