Reform‑run council proposes quarry expansion in ancient Oaken Wood
This is one of those things where the modern refusal to make a choice comes to a head, Reform council or not: either we preserve ancient (400 year) woodland, or we continue to support an industry necessary for the immense project of preserving our equally ancient (2-300 year old) buildings
John C20Like the long-term effect of preserving somewhere like Oaken Wood may be that in 15,20,25 years a georgian or otherwise building has to be torn down - or that a new development may happen at a slower rate or at a different cost. I don't know.
Euan Healey5Big chat in environmental history and archaeology, eg. in scotland where allegedly "historic" landscapes are fetishised heavily. Why is saying "ancient woodland" a sufficient argument in defence of keeping it? What are you preserving? Why is its ancientness of moral weight compared to a modern use?
