Woodlands in North Berwick are being torn down by developers. Trees even with TPO's are cut down all the time with no consequences. It is time to stop trees being cut down especially with a climate emergency. Cotgreen woodland is an ancient woodland and is home to bats, deer, birds, insects, plants, trees and small animals. Is is a quiet secluded woodland where birds and animals are safe and are thriving.

The current developer has already proven they don't care in any way about wildlife or woodland and has cut down at least 12 trees some well over 80 years old. We must stop this madness now, not just in Cotgreen woodland but all over North Berwick.

The Scottish government recently hit their target of planting 11,200 hectares of new in 2018 and plan to do more each year to offset carbon dioxide. Fully grown trees however have an even bigger impact on the environment and we are allowing developers to undo hundreds of years of growth with the stroke of a chain saw. This has to be stopped.

Cotgreen is home to a colony of bats, a European endangered species but the developer has ploughed ahead with no regards. They have cut down trees with no thought or care of the impact. Developers like the one at Cotgreen are a purge on North Berwick and must be stopped.