The environmentalists chopping down trees in the name of biodiversity
Cutting down woodland has caused anger, but eco champions say it’s necessary to protect other plants and wildlife
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Cutting down woodland has caused anger, but eco champions say it’s necessary to protect other plants and wildlife
The University of Oxford has sparked outcry after felling nearly 100 trees in local villages without warning which residents have relied upon as a sound barrier from A34 traffic.
Oxford University is currently cutting down 90 poplar trees in Wolvercote that form a key sound barrier with the A34.
Institution claims it chopped down poplars to save protected grassland but locals were shocked to wake up to sound of chainsaws
National Highways has been criticised due to air and noise pollution caused by traffic on the A34, A40 and A44 in Wolvercote.