[Hardy-l] Two Mile Wood

[Tony Fincham]

As far as I can see this is a lost cause - the plan to build at a "relief 
road" across
ancient downland, ancient woodland & several SSSIs (designated sites of 
special scientific
interest) was rejected by the Department of the Environment at a public 
enquiry.
West Dorset District Council / Dorset County Council decided to ignore the 
DoE
ruling - and using the excuse of the 2010 Sailing Olympics - are going ahead 
anyway.

In terms of Hardy topography, it will totally destroy the peace of the 
hamlet of Bincombe
& surrounding downland - the setting of 'The Melancholy Hussar'.

When I raised the subject at the THS CoM, I was shouted down - Weymouth 
needs
the new road. End of story.

There are excellent public transport links between Dorchester & Weymouth.
There is a compelling argument against the massive environmental destruction
caused by building yet another unnecessary road - a road which will link 
neatly
with the dual carriageway which has torn the heart out of Puddletown Forest
& the once peaceful country of Under the Greenwood Tree & Far from the
Madding Crowd & the bypass which has gourged an enormous cutting on
the very edge of the Max Gate garden,

If there is anything you can do, Rosemarie, to stop this senseless 
destruction
of Hardy's heartland, there are many of us in England who would be
eternally grateful!

Bw

Tony Fincham.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rosemarie Morgan" <Rosemarie.morgan at yale.edu>
To: <hardy-l at coyote.csusm.edu>
Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 8:13 PM
Subject: Re: [Hardy-l] Two Mile Wood


> Patrick - can you give contacts for those of us who wish to write in 
> support of conservation?
> Many thanks
> Rosemarie
>
> At 12:05 PM 10/24/2008, you wrote:
>>I am not sure if this has been discussed already, but there is much 
>>concern
>>in England over the threatened destruction of Two Mile Wood near Weymouth.
>>
>
> Rosemarie Morgan
> Research Fellow, Yale University
> President, The Thomas Hardy Association
> Editor, The Hardy Review
> 124 Bishop St, New Haven, CT 06511
>
> 203 624-6976
>
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