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Locals Sally, Andy, Keith and dogs Bryn, Romeo & Juliet admire amazing ancient oak tree
'Cuckoo Road' aka Shrewsbury North West Releif Road (NWRR). Planners and supporters of this scheme are living in Cloud Cuckoo Land. (Very appropriately I heard my first Cuckoo as I set out to walk the route 22nd April 2010, hence the name).
I have just surveyed most of the proposed route for Veteran trees. I found over 100 trees that would either have to be cut down or badly affected.

Please see nowaygroup.org.uk for more details and also Friends of the Earth Shrewsbury.

This scheme is so ludicrous and outdated thinking. We need to re-think transport for the future with more sustainable means.
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items are from 22 Apr 2010.
We do not want this stupid unnescessary road
Locals Sally, Andy, Keith and dogs Bryn, Romeo & Juliet admire amazing ancient oak tree
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Ath hedgerow trees under threat
Horrendous bridge would go high above this secluded bit of railway track
A way of life would dissapear from this landscape
ATH tree no. 55762 Lovely veteran Oak tree under threat
ATH tree no. 55749 would be affected by the route.
All this would be destroyed
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A way of life would disappear forever
ATH tree no. 55749 Veteran Oak tree
ATH 55761 Ash tree v. near route
All this would be destroyed
ATH tree no. 55754 A 4.24 metre girthed Oak tree
All this would be destroyed
Tranquil for now!
Pollard Willows All this would be destroyed
This road is no FUN Guy!
All this would be destroyed
All this would be destroyed
All this would be destroyed
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Secluded wooded valley would be lost.
All this would be destroyed
A massive bridge ON CONCRETE STILTS just here and over the River Severn
ATH 55767 Ancient Oak tree lost already
Nesting Duck. Where would she go?
Ancient Oak skeleton
All this would be destroyed
All this would be destroyed
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All this would be destroyed
All this would be destroyed
All this would be destroyed
Tranquil for now!
The silly road would go over here
Remnant hedgerow oak
Oak pollard
Watch out! Anti-road supporters hide out
Swans fly over the route
Willow pollard
Wow! Amazing Oak root system
Wow! Amazing Oak root system
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