Object
Preferred Options consultation document
Representation ID: 98183
Received: 06/10/2019
Respondent: Ms Ann Wilby
Local residents and those from surrounding areas use the forest as an amenity for exercise and dog walking. We are encouraged to get out and exercise more, and Waveney forest is an ideal location. The bridleway is frequented by horse riders.
* The very act of clearing large areas of trees is not environmentally friendly, we need more trees, not less.
* Large areas of young trees have been planted (I think they are douglas firs) to provide the next generation of wood for building. How can you justify pulling these young trees up?
* The added traffic going onto the A143, which would take the sand and gravel away, would be a horrendous problem, as the road through Fritton heading north is narrow, and not suitable for heavy traffic, especially on the Beccles road bends next to 'The Jolly Anglers'
* The dust and noise pollution from heavy plant machinery working all hours will be disruptive to residents of Fritton who have chosen to live in the country, aspiring to a quieter, tranquil, and healthier life. I have worked hard to purchase my own house in New Road, I would like the village and Waveney forest to remain free from the threat of heavy plant tearing up the unique and very special environment that exists here.
* There are many military sites scattered throughout the whole of the forest, that were WW2 (and some WW1) training ground sites. Most are listed and descriptions given on Norfolk Heritage Explorer sites, the main reference is NHER 43361. These include concrete hut bases, weapons pits, underground hides, trenches, a rifle range, old sewerage systems, to name but a few, that would be destroyed and lost forever.There is a good chance there are caches of hidden or buried unexploded ammunition.
* There will be a loss of biodiversity, wild flowers, animals, reptiles, insects, moths and butterflies, to name but a few, that exist within the forest habitat.
* To loose Waveney Forest as we know it today, would be a crass and criminal act. I cannot see what sense there is in tearing it apart. Leave it alone for residents, and visitors to enjoy.
* I repeat my earlier statement, that I object most strongly to Waveney forest becoming a site for sand and gravel extraction.
Local residents and those from surrounding areas use the forest as an amenity for exercise and dog walking. We are encouraged to get out and exercise more, and Waveney forest is an ideal location. The bridleway is frequented by horse riders.
* The very act of clearing large areas of trees is not environmentally friendly, we need more trees, not less.
* Large areas of young trees have been planted (I think they are douglas firs) to provide the next generation of wood for building. How can you justify pulling these young trees up?
* The added traffic going onto the A143, which would take the sand and gravel away, would be a horrendous problem, as the road through Fritton heading north is narrow, and not suitable for heavy traffic, especially on the Beccles road bends next to 'The Jolly Anglers'
* The dust and noise pollution from heavy plant machinery working all hours will be disruptive to residents of Fritton who have chosen to live in the country, aspiring to a quieter, tranquil, and healthier life. I have worked hard to purchase my own house in New Road, I would like the village and Waveney forest to remain free from the threat of heavy plant tearing up the unique and very special environment that exists here.
* There are many military sites scattered throughout the whole of the forest, that were WW2 (and some WW1) training ground sites. Most are listed and descriptions given on Norfolk Heritage Explorer sites, the main reference is NHER 43361. These include concrete hut bases, weapons pits, underground hides, trenches, a rifle range, old sewerage systems, to name but a few, that would be destroyed and lost forever.There is a good chance there are caches of hidden or buried unexploded ammunition.
* There will be a loss of biodiversity, wild flowers, animals, reptiles, insects, moths and butterflies, to name but a few, that exist within the forest habitat.
* To loose Waveney Forest as we know it today, would be a crass and criminal act. I cannot see what sense there is in tearing it apart. Leave it alone for residents, and visitors to enjoy.
* I repeat my earlier statement, that I object most strongly to Waveney forest becoming a site for sand and gravel extraction.