LETTER: Views? What about the wildlife?
The stated reason is ‘to open up iconic views’. I feel that there is a more pressing reason to leave the trees alone — our bird populations are sadly declining, a major factor being loss of habitat.
Trees have already been felled along the Cromford Canal. Why?
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Hide AdWe need to recognise that trees fulfil a vital role in the ecology of the countryside. They certainly enhance it.
I have made my views known to the countryside service in the hope that there will be a change of policy in Derbyshire.
Mrs J. Byron
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