LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Defeat of High Court challenge in campaign to save Oxleas Wood

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

19 Feb 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:04:03

Description

Carol Orr reporting on the defeat of the High Court challenge by Greenwich Council, nine local residents and environmentalists to Government plans for the construction of the East London river crossing through the ancient woodland of Oxleas. Includes interviews with residents Stephen Yates on the number of SSIs and public open spaces under threat in the UK, David Black on his personal attachment to the wood, and Anna Townend on the campaigners’ determination to carry on.

Contributors

Carol Orr; Stephen Yates; David Black; Anna Townend

Keywords

London; Roads; Protest movements; Environmental conservation; Oxleas Wood; Sites of Special Scientific Interest; Public open spaces

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