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Friends of Bourne Wood petition to protect land from developers tops 1,000 signatures




A petition calling for land to be protected from development has attracted more than 1,000 signatures.

The Friends of Bourne Wood are spearheading a campaign to stop developers building on land to the north of West Road in Bourne.

It follows an application from Aldi to build a new supermarket near the Raymond Mays Way roundabout and Bourne Wood.

The greenfield site which the Friends of Bourne Wood want to protect. Photo: Google Maps
The greenfield site which the Friends of Bourne Wood want to protect. Photo: Google Maps

Although the application was rejected by South Kesteven District Council, the community group wants to safeguard the land from any future proposals.

The petition topped 1,000 names this week and now stands at 1,130.

Among those to sign it was Gordon Bloodworth who said: “Building on this area would create traffic chaos and ruin an area which is important to wildlife. There is a natural break between houses and woodland which could stop fire spreading from woodland to houses and vice versa.”

Rita Downs said: “The loss of this beautiful countryside to housing is nothing short of vandalism. We’re soon to be surrounded by fields of ugly solar panels with the biggest solar farm in Europe destroying our local wildlife habitats and agricultural land. We’ll soon have no beautiful countryside left at this rate. It’s disgusting.”

The petition can be signed online at tinyurl.com/BourneWoodpetition and there are paper copies at Bourne Library.

A spokesperson for the Friends of Bourne Wood said: “To us the land is more than just an open space. It's an important part of our community and serves as a precious biodiverse wet site. Its ancient buttercup pastures pique the interests of insects which in turn feed our birds and rare bat population.

“The stakes are too high. Once we lose this land, we can never gain back the incredible view, valuable biodiversity and ecological balance it offers our community.

“Any building would result in harm to the flora and fauna and the character of the area.”

Do you think the land should be protected from development? Have your say in the comments below.



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