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Crime is cutting pipes on diggers. If you snobs call crime cutting down a tree you need to wake up and smell the coffee.Thats the problem with work in elderly areas the residents have far too much time on their hands and moan about petty things. Where is there a written law to install gates into your back walls and trespass on somebody elses land.I hope the owner decides to build houses on it maybe for homeless people or families in poverty.
It's not clear to me why Leach Homes has opted to end its arrangement with GWT
Interesting. A muntjac deer appeared in our back garden this morning. It must sense I'm sympathetic to its plight.
Leach Homes has owned the site for the past 70 years and for the last 20, it's been let to The Gobians Wood Trust. The lease expired on 31st December and is not being renewed.The company are now in the process of securing all the boundaries in order to use the land for grazing horses. No hedgerows are being ripped up, only brambles, but all the entrances are being blocked off to avoid horses escaping.All this work has apparently been discussed and approved by the Hatfield Rural Neighbourhood team.
Hi,I've had the below email back from David Wardell:Hi Robert and Mrs Axxxxxxxx,Thank you very much for contacting us and accept my apologies for replying to both of you in one email. Myself and Louise Luxford have visited the area today and spoke with a company representative. A message will be going out on Owl and the local forum website asking people for any local records they may have of the area. This could include pictures, logs kept by wildlife fans or anything that might assist in a future police investigation. I visited the site today and told the contract manager what was acceptable. They have agreed that they will not touch any well established hedges, thick hedgerow or large or thick coppice. I have said that they can remove the odd patches of 2 - 3 foot high bramble that dot the area but not the thicker more established areas of bramble. They may move the odd small sapling where they are happy there is no nesting taking place They have stated that if they do then they will do their best to replant them in a more suitable area. The pond has gone. It was a man made pond and now there is no evidence of what was there. This is where local reports/pictures will come in handy. If someone had good evidence that there were great crested newts in that pond then that would change matters greatly. What I am not interested in is where people are laying claim to land or land access. This will be a civil matter.Please pass this email on to anyone you feel may be able to assist. I am not aware that this particular area has been set aside as a site of specific scientific interest but if any of you could guide me on that I will be happy to accept it. I am aware that nesting birds are heavily protected and I have successfully prosecuted a developer previously for this. I am keen to add that this company are not looking to develop the land - at least that is what they have said, although I doubt very much they would get permission to do this anyway. The reason for clearing up the land is for use for animal grazing which will include ensuring the boundaries are proper as any livestock owner should. I am now away until Monday so if you need to contact us regarding this matter please email Louise whose email is included. Alternatively please contact 0845 3300222 if this is of a non urgent matter and ask for the log to be forwarded to Louise or myself. Many thanks, Dave. Dave Wardell Hatfield Rural Neighbourhood Team Comet Way Hatfield AL10 9SJ 01707 806944 07814016831
GWT has very few active members. One of the conditions of the lease on Leach Fields was that the boundaries be maintained. Trying to comply with this condition was a permanent headache for people who were giving up their own time voluntarily. When Gobions Wood was transferred over to Herts and Middx Wildlife Trust I can't see why they would be prepared to renew the lease and take on all the problems on land they don't own. Leach Homes would probably still like someone to take on the lease, but it is a major undertaking involving a lot of time and personal expense.
Forms signed by locals who say they have been using the paths across Leach Fields for more than 20 years are being collected. The wording on the form says "I confirm that the routes marked in red are the paths that I refer to in my attached evidence". The form is then dated and signed. The following map shows the location of the paths people used to be able to walk along with their grid references.