The Battle for Broxhead Common
The Case for Hampshire County Council – PART 47
- August 2012, a local consultation on the management of Broxhead Common is announced by Footprint Ecology in which fencing is a leading proposal.
2012 HCC Broxhead Management.pdf Footprint Ecology - Footprint Ecology has strong ties to Hampshire County Council through its founder who was once their Conservation Officer.
- Yateley Common was also in their sights, so I and others wrote to our MP’s and Eric Pickles the then Minister for DEFRA, about the fencing applications being made by the Wildlife Trusts.
Anthony Barnett.doc LETTER TO ERIC PICKLES - 8th January 2013 I receive a reply from DEFRA. It suggests I write to my MP, whom I should add had been doing his best to help for some time: – full circle then!
2013 DEFRA 8.1.13 - 25th September 2013, we deliver a petition to No. 10 Downing Street regarding the fencing of the common lands and special mention of some other commons of which Broxhead is one.
- 24th November 2013, I write to my MP, Dominic Grieve QC and Lord Neuberger explaining that I fear EU funding is being mis-appropriated.
2013 November Letter to Damian re Common Lands of England
Next time: My Deputation to the HCC Committee of Culture, Recreation and Countryside