Almost exactly a year ago, 38 Degrees members finally managed to stop the terrible plan to sell off England's woodlands. It was a huge victory for people power and over 500,000 of us played our part in it. [1]
We've helped keep our national forests safe. But beautiful wild places owned by local councils could still be under threat. We can work together to protect these precious places too.
38 Degrees members in Somerset have been in touch to ask for our help. Their council is trying to sell-off a local natural treasure, known as the Quantock Hills. [2] If the sale goes ahead, a beautiful area of woodland and open countryside could be at risk.
A huge people-powered petition can make Somerset Council think again and safeguard the Quantock Hills for future generations. Add your name now – local 38 Degrees members will deliver the petition to the Council before they decide:
https://secure.38degrees.org.uk/protect-quantock-hills
The Quantock Hills are beautiful. Famous English poets like Wordsworth and Coleridge have written about them. [3] Rare plants and animals thrive there. [4] Hundreds of thousands of people visit every year. [5] If they're sold, there's every risk we'll see fences going up and crucial habitats in danger.
If Somerset Council get away with this, other councils across the country could start trying to sell off local wildlife havens too. Stopping Somerset Council should help stop these kinds of sell-off schemes becoming a new national menace. So it makes sense for all of us who stood together to protect woodland owned by our national government to speak up against Somerset Council's local sell-off plan.
Add your name now in time for the Somerset council meeting this week:
https://secure.38degrees.org.uk/protect-quantock-hills
Thanks for being involved,
Hannah, David, Johnny, Cian, Marie, Becky and the 38 Degrees Team
PS: Do you know of a dodgy council sell-off plan near you? Share it on the 38 Degrees website here. And please add your name to stop Somerset Council putting the Quantock Hills in danger: https://secure.38degrees.org.uk/protect-quantock-hills
NOTES
[1] Read more on the 38 Degrees website: http://blog.38degrees.org.uk/2011/02/17/victory-government-to-scrap-plans-to-sell-our-forests/
[2] County Council gives notice to "dispose" of land http://www.quantockhills.com/resources/county_council_land_1.jpg
[3] The Quantocks inspired the literature of both Coleridge http://www.coleridgeway.co.uk/ and Wordsworth http://exmoorencyclopedia.org.uk/contents-list/25-a/61-alfoxton-house-quantock-hills.html
[4] The Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Service reports on what could be damaged by selling off the land http://www.quantockhills.com/resources/AONB_Service_response_SCC_land_disposal_191211.pdf
[5] 'Illegal use of public rights of way and green spaces with public access by mechanically propelled vehicles Case study 4: The Quantock Hills, Somerset' http://archive.defra.gov.uk/rural/documents/countryside/prow/illegaluse-cs4.pdf "The Quantock Hills are well visited and visitor surveys estimate a figure of 385,000 to 440,000 visits annually, with up to 3,000 people on the hills during the busiest day"
We've helped keep our national forests safe. But beautiful wild places owned by local councils could still be under threat. We can work together to protect these precious places too.
38 Degrees members in Somerset have been in touch to ask for our help. Their council is trying to sell-off a local natural treasure, known as the Quantock Hills. [2] If the sale goes ahead, a beautiful area of woodland and open countryside could be at risk.
A huge people-powered petition can make Somerset Council think again and safeguard the Quantock Hills for future generations. Add your name now – local 38 Degrees members will deliver the petition to the Council before they decide:
https://secure.38degrees.org.uk/protect-quantock-hills
The Quantock Hills are beautiful. Famous English poets like Wordsworth and Coleridge have written about them. [3] Rare plants and animals thrive there. [4] Hundreds of thousands of people visit every year. [5] If they're sold, there's every risk we'll see fences going up and crucial habitats in danger.
If Somerset Council get away with this, other councils across the country could start trying to sell off local wildlife havens too. Stopping Somerset Council should help stop these kinds of sell-off schemes becoming a new national menace. So it makes sense for all of us who stood together to protect woodland owned by our national government to speak up against Somerset Council's local sell-off plan.
Add your name now in time for the Somerset council meeting this week:
https://secure.38degrees.org.uk/protect-quantock-hills
Thanks for being involved,
Hannah, David, Johnny, Cian, Marie, Becky and the 38 Degrees Team
PS: Do you know of a dodgy council sell-off plan near you? Share it on the 38 Degrees website here. And please add your name to stop Somerset Council putting the Quantock Hills in danger: https://secure.38degrees.org.uk/protect-quantock-hills
NOTES
[1] Read more on the 38 Degrees website: http://blog.38degrees.org.uk/2011/02/17/victory-government-to-scrap-plans-to-sell-our-forests/
[2] County Council gives notice to "dispose" of land http://www.quantockhills.com/resources/county_council_land_1.jpg
[3] The Quantocks inspired the literature of both Coleridge http://www.coleridgeway.co.uk/ and Wordsworth http://exmoorencyclopedia.org.uk/contents-list/25-a/61-alfoxton-house-quantock-hills.html
[4] The Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Service reports on what could be damaged by selling off the land http://www.quantockhills.com/resources/AONB_Service_response_SCC_land_disposal_191211.pdf
[5] 'Illegal use of public rights of way and green spaces with public access by mechanically propelled vehicles Case study 4: The Quantock Hills, Somerset' http://archive.defra.gov.uk/rural/documents/countryside/prow/illegaluse-cs4.pdf "The Quantock Hills are well visited and visitor surveys estimate a figure of 385,000 to 440,000 visits annually, with up to 3,000 people on the hills during the busiest day"
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