I am writing to you on behalf of many Bembridge residents to express our dismay following the sale of a piece of woodland in Love Lane to a property developer some four months ago. This strip of woodland, known as Love Lane Copse, has lain undisturbed for over 20 years and is a natural habitat of red squirrels, badgers and nesting birds, plus offering a tranquil place past which pedestrians, children, dog walkers, cyclists and horse riders go regularly. Love Lane forms part of the Coastal Footpath and at high tide is the only way round that part of the coast.