24th June
By Hedi
MehrezReporter
THERE are
growing fears for the safety of Swindon’s birds after reports of trees being
chopped down during nesting season.
The Royal
Society for the Protection of Birds recommends that any tree or hedge cutting
or site clearance takes place outside the period, which runs from February to
August.
But
people living in the town say this advice is being ignored.
Freshbrook resident Adonis Sola, 55, said: “I’ve seen a lot of contractors cutting down trees in the area but why now?
“That’s
cruelty to birds if they do it without even checking. Nature is wonderful, the
birds are trying to build shelters and it is a lot of effort to build that
nest.
“And then
if you are the human being, and just cut down the trees, it’s just
unacceptable. It’s like destroying a house.”
Under the
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, nests and eggs are protected by law.
A number
of streets have seen vegetation disappear in recent months, including
Freshbrook Way, the playpark near Shaw Ridge School, the path and park near
Oliver Tomkins Primary School and an area close to Sudeley Way.
A West
Swindon resident who did not want to be named said on Facebook
that she had seen contractors cutting trees down, despite birds nesting in
them.
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