We are writing in support of the Berkswell Parish Council objection to the concept masterplan which objects to the concept plan because it does not link the 3 identified areas of ecological value. The parish council makes a full case in its submission and we do not intend to repeat it here. As the owners of Field Cottage on Old Waste Lane and the field behind it we wish to add practical support to the provision of a wildlife corridor linking two of the 3 areas where Pegasus Group for the landowners have committed to providing the link on their land to link the first and 2nd ecological areas.
We also request that Hall’s Wood on our land, shown on the map below, is designated as an ecological area. It was planted over 4 years ago extending an existing wood to its west. It is a non-commercial wood/copse specifically designed to add biodiversity and absorb CO2. It is a mixed plantation of mainly species native to the Arden landscape. 450 trees were planted but thinning over the years will reduce that by at least half. Identify the land marked as Hall’s Wood in the above map as of ecological value on the Concept Plan. We are writing to support that the land between Old Waste Lane and Waste Lane be ideally retained in Greenbelt or is designated as Local Green Space.
The land is crossed by the Millennium Way a national trail that stretches 100 miles from near Pershore in Worcestershire to Middleton Cheney in Northamptonshire. The land also contributes to the Meriden Gap between Balsall Common and Coventry/Burton Green. The gap in the area of Waste Lane is the very narrowest part of the Meriden Gap and requires all the protection that is can get.
We therefore support its retention either within the Green Belt or as Local Green Space.