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Representation ID: 2999

Received: 21/03/2021

Respondent: Soil and Structures Limited

I walk my children to school through these fields - Cottingley from Moorhead Lane. We have seen Sparrowhawk hunting in the top field, owls in the shorter days as well as small deer regularly hiding around the old mineshafts/trees. These encounters and the walk in the fields themselves offer me and the kids so much that it's hard to put into words - calm, wonder, peace, recovery, awe. We occasionally see other walkers but sadly, not often and so don't hold out much hope in an objection on the grounds of maintaining ecological havens within our towns. The wildlife corridor up Airedale will shut some more.

As a geotechnical consultant - the mine workings and mine shafts will likely add at least £200,000 to the ground costs.

Thank you
Russell Bowman
Soil and Structures Ltd