Save Hatfield Forest

[Hornbeam]

Help save Hatfield Forest from airport expansion.

Hatfield Forest is a unique place. Its 424ha (1,049 acres) of ancient grazed wood pasture and coppiced woodland have been managed in much the same way for 1,000 years.

Mentioned in the Domesday Book, it is the only place in the country where you can step into a landscape that has changed little since medieval times.

The Forest is designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest and as a National Nature Reserve.

The Forest is located adjacent to the Stansted Airport site, and is already affected by noise and pollution connected with the airport.

You can show your support online here: National Trust | Hatfield Forest | Save Hatfield Forest

[Kymba]

Have signed the petition... Hope it helps

About time they stopped extending Airports there are to many planes polluting the air as it is..

[Tormentil]

Originally Posted by Kymba

.... there are to many planes polluting the air as it is..

Ah, but it may be beneficial. It was mentioned in here....
Global Cooling thread

Have a look at this...

Global Dimming

[Hornbeam]

I should have added a picture:

[Kymba]

Originally Posted by Tormentil

Ah, but it may be beneficial. It was mentioned in here....
Global Cooling thread

Have a look at this...

Global Dimming

I am sorry but there is nothing benificial about destroying woodland/countryside and wildlife

[Tormentil]

You mis-understood me Kymba.

I was quoting the bit where you said "...There are too many planes polluting the air". I certainly am not in favour of extending, or building new, airports.

[Kymba]

OOps Sorry Tormentil ...

[Tormentil]

No problem.

[Pete]

signed this a few years back!!

Hatfield is local to me and one of my patches! Seeing breeding Terns last summer was a wonderful moment! and the only place I've had all 3 peckers on the same visit!

keep signing folks.

[Trent900]

Originally Posted by Kymba

Have signed the petition... Hope it helps

About time they stopped extending Airports there are to many planes polluting the air as it is..

hmmm.... the same can be said about road traffic as well. Stop building new roads is also the answer.

D.

[Hoppingmad]

Am about to sign the petition myself. Have enjoyed a long walk in the forest with husband and dog this afternoon. Didn't mind the rain either.

As for the planes taking off every few minutes - has no-one heard of holidays in this country? Returned from North Devon two weeks ago and loved every minute of our time there. Walked every day and didn't use the car much. Perhaps more people should try it.

[Pete W]

Considering it's on my doorstep and I belong to the "stop stansted" campaign, dually signed

[molesworth 2]

Have just signed the petition.

I knew the forest quite well when I lived in the area some thirty years ago, (am now expatriate in Cornwall), a fantastic place, it must be saved for future generations not sacrificed to a temporary ( I hope) addiction to air travel.

[Jason Green]

I have tried but couldn't, the page wouldn't load. Would the entire forest need to be flattened for the expansion, or just in part? Or is it more a case of the effect on the woodlands. I thought locations with Site of Special Scientific Interest accreditation were legally protected. I couldn't reach either the National Trust's page of it, Or the petition.

[juliejam]

Just done it ..Hope this makes a difference ..

Julie

[hedgehog whisperer]

Signed, I can’t believe they would want to destroy such an ancient site, do people not have a sense of time. We are here for mere moments; this forest has been here for generations.