POW have submitted a response to MSDC's recent consultation on the District Plan. It is striking that the Draft Plan completely lacks recognition of Oldhouse Warren and Worth Forest. A copy of the submission can be found below but in summary we propose a new policy within the 'Natural Environment and Green Infrastructure' section of the Plan, DPN, as follows: DPN: Worth Forest The high value of Worth Forest as an extensive tract of ancient woodland, in considerable ecological and archaeological continuity with the medieval and early modern Forest of Worth, will be sustained and advanced, recognising: - That its high conservation value wildlife is dependent upon the un-fragmented and extensive nature of the woodland. - That the forest operates as a self-reinforcing and integrated system, with a biological value greater than the sum of its parts:
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