Save Cannock Chase

Carole said:

I don’t know if you are aware but some areas of Cannock Chase are to be fenced off and other parts used for cattle grazing.
This will spoil a beautiful area for walkers, cyclists, horse riders, families etc.

For more information please see below and if you feel as strongly about it as I do then please sign the petition.

https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/save-cannock-chase-aonb

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PeterD said:

Carol is there any link to information on this please?

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The Hawk said:

Am I missing something?

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Withnail said:

The large areas intended to be enclosed beg the question, well just how many gates will there be? What is the criteria for 'well used'? What kind of gate? Will this make certain areas virtually unusable as a bike user due to the number of gates breaking the flow?

The fencing that has already been installed is neither invisible nor remotely virtual - they're great big feckin' fences with great big feckin' gates to get through. More of those i would really rather not have, thanks.

When were cattle used on this area in the past? What is the precedent for this kind of land management? How about leaving off the next deer cull so that they could do the necessary grazing?

Fences are the first stage of controlled entry, this would be my primary concern.

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Withnail said:

The large areas intended to be enclosed beg the question, well just how many gates will there be? What is the criteria for 'well used'? What kind of gate? Will this make certain areas virtually unusable as a bike user due to the number of gates breaking the flow?

The fencing that has already been installed is neither invisible nor remotely virtual - they're great big feckin' fences with great big feckin' gates to get through. More of those i would really rather not have, thanks.

When were cattle used on this area in the past? What is the precedent for this kind of land management? How about leaving off the next deer cull so that they could do the necessary grazing?

Fences are the first stage of controlled entry, this would be my primary concern.

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Withnail said:

The large areas intended to be enclosed beg the question, well just how many gates will there be? What is the criteria for 'well used'? What kind of gate? Will this make certain areas virtually unusable as a bike user due to the number of gates breaking the flow?

The fencing that has already been installed is neither invisible nor remotely virtual - they're great big feckin' fences with great big feckin' gates to get through. More of those i would really rather not have, thanks.

When were cattle used on this area in the past? What is the precedent for this kind of land management? How about leaving off the next deer cull so that they could do the necessary grazing?

Fences are the first stage of controlled entry, this would be my primary concern.

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The Hawk said:

The importance of livestock grazing for wildlife conservation (pdf document download)

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Withnail said:

Well that's cool and all, but i'll ask again, when were cattle used here in the past? The link you post talks of landscapes shaped by cattle grazing, and of course lots of what we would consider 'natural' landscapes are really sculpted ones, but surely we're talking here of a landscape sculpted by the beasts of the chase?

This is the Chase, the hunting grounds of the Bishop of Lichfield - this isn't pasture it's Forest.

What's with the fecking cows, man?

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