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> **Note : - Fairly long article in Monday 7/10/96 Independent Newspaper -
> page 5 - on the Rusland Beeches which discusses the presence of unusual
> bats that also have protection orders. These inhabit the most dangerous
> trees (those with the most rotten wood) and could help protect the Beeches
> from the axe. Also photo taken with fish eye lens which looks to me as
> though the trees are falling inwards and hence a bit decrepit ! !

I saw that picture and regardless of the non rectilinear lens what struck me 
was that they are not what I understand as large Beeches. (which incidentally
don't stand up too well to high winds - we lost quite a few around here)

An explanation about the fence is also due - so much for public access.

And lastly the article mentions that there were 120 trees which if it's true
and the remaining number is less than half that, seems to put a somewhat
different complextion on things.


It occurs to me that the beeches are not specimen trees, but are a collective
and it's the collective forming a landmark which is the item in trust.
Such a landmark, where the trees were planted at the same time, is obviously
a transient thing which cannot exist contiguously forever.
As I read it, those responsible for the landmark are not suggesting destroying
it but are simply managing it by replanting.
If the subject or it's purpose are changed the trust has been broken.

The opposition seems to be mostly based on heart. It focuses on the trees.
I notice quite a lot of splitting where the landmark is mentioned, then a
jump to the trees.
If they want to change the rules, perhaps they should be doing that instead
of complaining about the trust doing their job.

"You can't see the avenue for the trees."


  TC. 
    E-mail: tchannon@black.demon.co.uk or tchannon@cix.compulink.co.uk