Planned housing development in Shirley (13)
Although I did write a while ago I felt so strongly and upset by the plans to develop the fields in Shirley that I had to write once more.

I have lived at 16 Sandfield Close Shirley since May 2010 I have been very happy here as there is so much wildlife and many mature trees.
I can't bear the thought that all of those creatures who have lived here in generations since time immemorial will be swept away. There are cuckoo, heron, rooks, owls, kingfisher, finches, newts, dormice, wood mice, bats, toads, frogs and minnow. The insects are too numerous to list .
I am so worried that the trees will be cut down and the big pond which is surrounded by oak trees drained. Also the bog area that lies just beyond the football field which is home to many toads, frogs and newts and is a natural flood absorber.

Please set aside the land for the wildlife and save the trees! We need this last green lung area as much as all the creatures that inhabit it do.