‘Network Rail Seem To Think They Can Demolish Trees And Vegetation Without Regard For Anyone.’

Havering Friends of the Earth release statement in regards to Network Rail once again carrying out works without letting the community know.

Members of Havering Friends of the Earth have been very active in the campaign to stop Network Rail destroying healthy trees along the back of the push and pull line.

Rosina Purnell told the Havering Daily:

“Network Rail seem to think they can demolish trees and vegetation without regard for anyone. This last weekend they devastated vast areas of the Liberty Line embankments, having informed nobody – including local residents, local environmental groups, the council and MPs. 

This continues to be an outrage of massive proportions. 

We have scrutinised their environmental survey and they have ignored several worrying aspects of that. We can’t get answers from them about serious damage to wildlife which the report highlighted and they have blanked. This has meant that wildlife habitats have been destroyed as well as valuable trees adjacent to the track with no justification.

Not only is Network Rail vandalising trees and vegetation, they are also making themselves unaccountable for the damage and distress they have caused to hundreds of Havering residents.”

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