I READ the article "Root to a Greener Town" in the GUARDIAN on February 5.

This scheme to plant trees along various routes into Warrington which it is hoped will attract wild life and help produce clean air is to be commended.

However, how can the council equate this green scheme with the proposal to release 125 acres of open land at Peel Hall for housing development?

The area is the only open land left on the North side of Warrington, an area that has already been very heavily developed.

Development of this area would lead to the disruption of the flora and fauna of a large area that has naturally regenerated after years of neglect.

This area along with Radley Common and Radley Plantation is used by ramblers, dog walkers, children playing and local residents seeking peace and solitude.

The area has many varieties of birds, moths, butterflies, mammals and amphibians along with a diverse variety of plants and trees. Can the disruption of the aforementioned possibly stand alongside a 'Green Policy?'

This open land is a vital lung in a densely populated area suffering pollution from the motorways (M62 and M6) and heavily congested local roads and should be returned to its original Green Belt status.

A.C. HAMMOND

Birch Tree Farm, Radley Lane, Houghton Green

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