▲ 102 ▼ ‘Darwin’s oak’ to be felled to make way for Shrewsbury bypass (www.theguardian.com) submitted 2 years ago by mondoman712@lemmy.ml to c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk 20 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Emperor@feddit.uk 20 points 2 years ago (3 children) Shrewsbury needs it's bypasses improved but there must be a way to swing around the tree. permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] FigMcLargeHuge@sh.itjust.works 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) In the picture there sure is a lot of area around the tree... But hey, if they have a hard on to cut down old significant trees, who's to stop them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheMauveAvenger@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (3 children) Significant because of its age? Sure. Significant because of its tenuous ties to Darwin? Someone named it Darwin's Oak a couple years ago to gather public sympathy against the project. You could argue against any development in the area because "Darwin may have walked on these grounds and threw rocks in this stream as a child". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] scrchngwsl@feddit.uk 6 points 2 years ago Yeah I'm all for keeping old trees like this one but that's because old trees are good in and of themselves. I care less about Darwin possibly having climbed it 200 years ago and more about little boys and girls climbing it 200 years from now. Nobody will be driving on that bypass in 200 years but I do hope that children will still be climbing trees like this one. permalink fedilink source parent [–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Ah yes. Darwin's stream. We should protect that stream. permalink fedilink source parent [–] sizzler@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I can tell you there's fuck all chance Darwin was near it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] grue@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Shrewsbury needs it’s bypasses improved Does it, though? I see a perfectly good railroad, as well as National Cycle Route 81, running right through town. So WTF does anybody need a bypass for? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PoliticalAgitator@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago To turn public funds into private profits. permalink fedilink source parent [+] Jho@feddit.uk 4 points 2 years ago* (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Nashua@programming.dev 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) The reason behind building around the farm seems to be something quite practical: “The myth was somewhat debunked last year when a recently unearthed documentary revealed that a geological fault, rather than an awkward farmer, was the real reason for Stott Hall, which lies west of Huddersfield, in West Yorkshire, being left in that peculiar location.” permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Jho@feddit.uk 2 points 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FigMcLargeHuge@sh.itjust.works 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) In the picture there sure is a lot of area around the tree... But hey, if they have a hard on to cut down old significant trees, who's to stop them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheMauveAvenger@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (3 children) Significant because of its age? Sure. Significant because of its tenuous ties to Darwin? Someone named it Darwin's Oak a couple years ago to gather public sympathy against the project. You could argue against any development in the area because "Darwin may have walked on these grounds and threw rocks in this stream as a child". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] scrchngwsl@feddit.uk 6 points 2 years ago Yeah I'm all for keeping old trees like this one but that's because old trees are good in and of themselves. I care less about Darwin possibly having climbed it 200 years ago and more about little boys and girls climbing it 200 years from now. Nobody will be driving on that bypass in 200 years but I do hope that children will still be climbing trees like this one. permalink fedilink source parent [–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Ah yes. Darwin's stream. We should protect that stream. permalink fedilink source parent [–] sizzler@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I can tell you there's fuck all chance Darwin was near it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TheMauveAvenger@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (3 children) Significant because of its age? Sure. Significant because of its tenuous ties to Darwin? Someone named it Darwin's Oak a couple years ago to gather public sympathy against the project. You could argue against any development in the area because "Darwin may have walked on these grounds and threw rocks in this stream as a child". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] scrchngwsl@feddit.uk 6 points 2 years ago Yeah I'm all for keeping old trees like this one but that's because old trees are good in and of themselves. I care less about Darwin possibly having climbed it 200 years ago and more about little boys and girls climbing it 200 years from now. Nobody will be driving on that bypass in 200 years but I do hope that children will still be climbing trees like this one. permalink fedilink source parent [–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Ah yes. Darwin's stream. We should protect that stream. permalink fedilink source parent [–] sizzler@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I can tell you there's fuck all chance Darwin was near it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] scrchngwsl@feddit.uk 6 points 2 years ago Yeah I'm all for keeping old trees like this one but that's because old trees are good in and of themselves. I care less about Darwin possibly having climbed it 200 years ago and more about little boys and girls climbing it 200 years from now. Nobody will be driving on that bypass in 200 years but I do hope that children will still be climbing trees like this one. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Ah yes. Darwin's stream. We should protect that stream. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sizzler@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I can tell you there's fuck all chance Darwin was near it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] grue@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Shrewsbury needs it’s bypasses improved Does it, though? I see a perfectly good railroad, as well as National Cycle Route 81, running right through town. So WTF does anybody need a bypass for? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PoliticalAgitator@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago To turn public funds into private profits. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PoliticalAgitator@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago To turn public funds into private profits. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Jho@feddit.uk 4 points 2 years ago* (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Nashua@programming.dev 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) The reason behind building around the farm seems to be something quite practical: “The myth was somewhat debunked last year when a recently unearthed documentary revealed that a geological fault, rather than an awkward farmer, was the real reason for Stott Hall, which lies west of Huddersfield, in West Yorkshire, being left in that peculiar location.” permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Jho@feddit.uk 2 points 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Nashua@programming.dev 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) The reason behind building around the farm seems to be something quite practical: “The myth was somewhat debunked last year when a recently unearthed documentary revealed that a geological fault, rather than an awkward farmer, was the real reason for Stott Hall, which lies west of Huddersfield, in West Yorkshire, being left in that peculiar location.” permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Jho@feddit.uk 2 points 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent