Objection to Allocation 13

I am contacting you wth a view to registering my objection to the loss of allocation 13 to residential housing. This piece of land represents the only direct countryside access for thousands of residents living on the badgers estate, the housing estate directly adjoining the land, and the wider community on the Shakespeare Estate.
I live in Shirley, and I know this piece of land well, my family and I are able to walk in green country side on public footpaths, through a very well used natural environment, accessed via the green corridors that link the urban environment with the countryside. On our walks we pass the time of day with dozens of people of all ages and from all walks of life, this piece of land provides a valuable community amenity and it should be protected.
We use this land at least three times a week, if not more, for dog walking and leisure walks, with allocation thirteen giving access to the wider countryside, and the canal beyond. This piece of land forms a valuable green space between the existing built up areas, and to loose this space to building would be a disaster for current residents and generations to come.
Shirley has been very accommodating in terms of housing, and other development over the years, with Dickens Heath taking acres of green belt, and infill developments eating into remaining green fields. It is fair to say that the residents of Shirley have not been anti-development, and it should be clear that the reaction to the potential loss of allocation 13 is a genuine and undeniably just refusal to accept the loss of something of such value in terms of local amenity and well being.
This land benefits from historic hedgerows, trees, wild flowers, and is directly linked with areas of wetland to at least one boundary, and I am sure is home to a diverse ecosystem of insects, mammals etc as you would expect to find in such a location. I would suggest an independent ecology survey, rather than one funded by a potential developer, would present a very clear picture of this.
I am sure my fellow Shirley residents will agree that the council's, and MPs / councillor's, reaction to our justified and rational objections to the loss of the open space will be very telling. After living in Shirley for since 1983 we have dealt with many changes, but continue to support and invest in the local area. We are not saying no to development in any form in other areas, we are however saying no to the possibility of giving up this valuable green space, the loss of which would undoubtedly detract from our quality of life, further more why is this area carrying a hefty 41% of the housing allocaton.