Save The Townstal Valley

In the next few months South Hams District Council are planning to carve out the side of the Townstal Valley near Dartmouth, in South Devon, to create a new road. Once this is completed, South West Water plc will cut another road through the woodland to reach its new sewage treatment works. This will effectively destroy part of one of the largest badger colonies in Britain. Housing and light industrial development will be built, yet there is no local demand. The sewage treatment works and its access road were originally sited on the riverfront where they would cause no environmental damage. Pressure from a handful of anonymous and influential residents had this plan scuppered. There are plans to cash crop the woodland on a grand scale: the badgers' green canopy will probably end up as bog roll... Funding for the development of the valley is severely limited and any delay could play havoc with their plans.

Contact: Jane 01803 832410. Some fluffy trolls are going there: c/o 0370 878920