Protect_Oldhouse_Warren

Centre Parcs plans will irreversably destroy Oldhouse Warren, ancient woodland & within an AONB, turning it into a 900 lodge holiday village. Let's stop them!

[Protect_Oldhouse_Warren @ProtectWarren]

YES! Center Parcs have withdawn! The forest is saved from the proposed destructive mega-development in the heart of Worth Forest.
WE ARE ELATED! Huge thanks to the community, local councillors, wildlife NGOs who all came together to oppose it.
https://t.co/l7rVV0kF7p

[Protect_Oldhouse_Warren @ProtectWarren]

We worked alongside many partners, all with varying tactics but the same focus, to save Oldhouse Warren from Center Parcs. @LandscapesofF led a #MassTrespass, we focussed on community outreach.
Together we were stronger, our voices louder.

[LandscapesofFreedom @LandscapesofF]

We won! #Trespass was a major tactic. @Right_2Roam

"Most of the forest is forbidden to public access and only by trespass were our campaigners and wildlife surveyors able to introduce people to the forest and survey its rare and precious wildlife."

https://t.co/Qj5E1gZvwD

[Protect_Oldhouse_Warren @ProtectWarren]

@SirGeogy Thank you for visiting!

[Protect_Oldhouse_Warren @ProtectWarren]

We're looking forward to seeing you at our drop-in THIS Saturday St Leonard's Church, Turner's Hill, RH10 4PB. 10am to 1pm. Come & read about the Center Parcs proposal, have a chat & free cuppa.
Plenty of on-site parking.
#TurnersHill #Crawley #EastGrinstead #CrawleyDown

[Protect_Oldhouse_Warren @ProtectWarren]

We're looking forward to seeing you at our drop-in THIS Saturday St Leonard's Church, Turner's Hill, RH10 4PB. 10am to 1pm. Come & read about the Center Parcs proposal, have a chat & free cuppa.
Plenty of on-site parking.
#TurnersHill #Crawley #EastGrinstead #CrawleyDown

[Protect_Oldhouse_Warren @ProtectWarren]

"Oldhouse Warren has one of the largest clusters of ancient trees in Worth & St Leonard's Forests.
The gnarled old veteran Oaks, Beeches & occasional Yew trees are survivors of the wildwood"
Please help us to protect this #AncientWoodland #WorthSaving
https://t.co/s9ShFQIftK

[Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @IrishRainforest]

This is how a severely overgrazed temperate rainforest compares to its healthy equivalent.

[POW Tree of the Week @powtrees]

Another great Oak pollard, this one has at least three diagnostic signs of moving into its 'ancient' phase of life (which can still last for hundreds of years!). It was only discovered after a recent health-related felling of a dense stand of Norway Spruce planted around it.

[Protect_Oldhouse_Warren @ProtectWarren]

"Oldhouse Warren has one of the largest clusters of ancient trees in Worth & St Leonard's Forests.
The gnarled old veteran Oaks, Beeches & occasional Yew trees are survivors of the wildwood"
Please help us to protect this #AncientWoodland #WorthSaving
https://t.co/s9ShFQIftK

[Protect_Oldhouse_Warren @ProtectWarren]

Julie Williams, CEO @savebutterflies , said: “This report is yet more compelling evidence of nature’s decline in the UK.

We can no longer stand by & watch the UK’s biodiversity be destroyed.”

Hear hear!🙌🦋🌳 #ProtectOldhouseWarren & all precious habitats.

[Butterfly Conservation 🦋 @savebutterflies]

The State of UK’s Butterflies 2022 report has been released today and it's not good news

80% of butterflies in the UK have declined since the 1970s 🦋📉

We need urgent action to turn things around. Act Now 👉 https://t.co/C9Xc6Rkq4a

#StateOfButterflies #SaveButterflies

[Butterfly Conservation 🦋 @savebutterflies]

The State of UK’s Butterflies 2022 report has been released today and it's not good news

80% of butterflies in the UK have declined since the 1970s 🦋📉

We need urgent action to turn things around. Act Now 👉 https://t.co/C9Xc6Rkq4a

#StateOfButterflies #SaveButterflies

[Diana Cotter@linnaeaborealis @DianaCotter5]

It's a windy day, & I just found this teeny tiny nest on the ground (5.5 × 7cm). Made of Sheep's wool, Lichen, horsehair and Forget-me-not stems, it's lined inside with still-green moss and lichen. Anyone know who would have built it? @Natures_Voice @BTO_GBW

[Protect_Oldhouse_Warren @ProtectWarren]

Save the date! Saturday 11th February.
We are holding an info/coffee morning drop-in at St.Leonards Church hall, Turners Hill, 10am - 1pm.
Come & find out more about the Center Parcs plans, ask questions, share concerns, sign up to help, eat cake. #WorthSaving #MondayMood

[POW Tree of the Week @powtrees]

A European Larch framed by two Beech stub pollards. The Larch was introduced to Britain from South-Central Europe in the 1620s and now grows commonly and happily anywhere there is drier soil. It has been planted commercially in Oldhouse Warren, but this pretty one is self-seeded.

[BioRegional Forestry @BioForestry]

We must stop Center Parcs from destroying this ancient woodland near Crawley in Sussex. It would be completely unacceptable to lose this irreplaceable habitat to a holiday park! Drop in and find out more! Turners Hill 11th February

[POW Tree of the Week @powtrees]

A classic veteran Oak pollard, cut at about head height to frustrate browsing animals. Pollards were cut on a rotation, either 2-6 years for leafier animal fodder, or 8-15 years for wood for all manner of construction, farm implements & vehicles, boat-building & other uses.

[Simon Collins @SirGeogy]

This place is a vital standfast for rare and important species, from its assemblage of veteran and ancient trees to rare plants, fungi and algae hanging on by nameless marshy brooks. It retains features of the primeval wildwood, with temperate rainforest indicator species.

[Simon Collins @SirGeogy]

Incredible walk to remotest part of River Mole headwaters deep in Worth Forest. Discovered wild ancient prehistory, archaeology and wildlife paradise. All of it just clinging on despite endless threats. My guide was expert naturalist Dave Bangs author of Field Guide to the Weald.