Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Railway fields trees being destroyed
I'm at home by chance today and have just noticed with horror that the trees lining the bank next to the railway track at the back of lothair road north are all being destroyed by network rail contractors
It's shocking and very upsetting
This is not the clearance of foliage I had been led to believe was happening.
Whole trees are being cut down - the homes of squirrels and birds - even through they are on the bank and not near the tracks.
The contractors have said anything within 8 metres has to go because they want to put in masts along the route and electrical wire overhead.
I can see that branches could be cut back but to destroy whole trees is shocking.
Does anyone know who I can call - I can't get through to network rail helpline
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Permalink Reply by Hugh on
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I haven't seen what's happening, but if it's on the scale that Network Rail have been clearing other railway embankments, it is indeed a shame. (This post from 2011 refers).
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Permalink Reply by Gordon T on
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This clearance work has been progressing east from Crouch Hill for a few weeks now, so the work you can see (and I can hear) is not being done in isolation. It's in preparation for the long-sought electrification of the Barking - Gospel Oak line, so I doubt that any protest will be effective, even if if it is the nesting season. For displaced wildlife there's a decent amount of woodland the other side of the tracks in Railway (!) Fields.
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Permalink Reply by Stephen Middleton on
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Try TCV in Railway Fields on 020 8348 6005
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I recommend you ring Railway Fields tcv nature reserve and speak to Clif or one of the staff there. 0208 348 6005. I believe they were fairly relaxed about most of the network rail cutting back as it will give light into areas of the nature reserve, but I may be out of date on that in practice.
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Permalink Reply by redbluetwenty2 on
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Yes, well you should call Haringey Council and see if it's possible to have have a protection order placed on the trees. Those currently under threat and those not yet. I think you'll need an environmental officer to come out and take a look. Then that person will decide whether the trees warrant protection I.e age, importance of species. Then the owner of the land gets to appeal the decision and so. on. I've had about ten trees protected this way so it can work.
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Permalink Reply by Chris Setz on
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Tree Protection Orders (TPOs) are dealt with by the planning department. Much more info here: http://www.haringey.gov.uk/environment-and-transport/nature-and-con...
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