[Discuss] Area between the Mill and Granta pubs and Fen Causeway

[John Lawton]

Anyone know if there was there a consultation on the horse 
chestnuts?  Did they have bleeding canker?

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John

At 16:17 07/10/2010, Anne wrote:
>I totally agree. There is an elaborate notice up telling the public 
>about 'honey fungus' found the trees along there  ' and confirmed by 
>X rays' so felling is afoot. This is Oviatt Hamm again.
>
>I just returned from speaking to Kate Klinck in Alpha Road. She 
>arrived back at work in King's School to find that a whole clump of 
>conker trees had been felled. Yes, you guessed it. Oviatt Hamm had 
>advised they were diseased . She didn't say they had this moth 
>infestation.  Kate and the staff looked at the wood to find it was 
>completely sound. I think four trees were felled.
>
>
>On 7/10/10 15:37, "Heather Coleman" <hmc at mole.bio.cam.ac.uk> wrote:
>
> > Apologies - I'm not sure if this is officially called Sheep's Green so
> > thought the above more accurate.  A friend tried to cycle home from town
> > to Barton that way last night and found all the paths closed, and the
> > notices she saw said it was something to do with honey fungus and danger
> > to the public from falling trees.
> >
> > Apart from it being totally outrageous to close what are vital commuter
> > routes (about to email the Cycling Campaign about this too as the
> > alternative roads are very unpleasant), does anyone know what is going on?
> >
> > I would say this bit of Cambridge is my favourite as the combination of
> > cows, water and trees is so magical.  I would hate to see any unnecessary
> > messing around with it.  Also, I would imagine the Mill Pub being rather
> > annoyed with the weather forecast actually being very good for the coming
> > weekend.  If I had the time, I'd love to sit out there with a drink.
> > Heather

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