Save Our Spinney

[andrew-lynch]

The Spinney beside Dulwich Woods Upper is under threat. If you haven't visited Dulwich Woods Upper and live in East Dulwich it's a treat and very beautiful at this time of year - you can take a stroll through Sydenham Hill Woods and cut down College Road. Remember... Once it's gone, it's gone...

This from the flier posted in the woods:

* A planning application has been made to construct a flat-roofed building of four flats.

* This is a commercial residential development.

* It would cause the loss of this small naturally wooded area, which connects to Dulwich Woods Upper local nature reserve, and would border against the Wood. Many of the trees in the spinney would be felled, others cut back and part of the site hard-surfaced for parking spaces.

* If you object to this please do so in writing or by email before 27th July 2011 to Southwark Council. Quote application no. 11/AP/1923 and the title 'Land Adjacent to 7-14 Spinney Gardens, SE19 1LL'.

* All documents and plans for this application and details of how to object are online at http://www.southwark.gov.uk (click on 'planning' and search spinney gardens). Your help is needed to save our spinney! saveourspinney@gmail.com

We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect. - Aldo Leopold