01-Dec-2020, 02:24 PM
Walkers are outraged after discovering a popular Leyland woodland has been bought and fenced off by its new owner.
Farington Woods - known locally as Bluebell Woods - at the bottom of Hall Lane is at the centre of a row over public access.
The area of woodland and open space was bought by local businessman Andy Wright who lives in the centre of Leyland.
Mr Wright, who is a director of the family-owned minibus company Wright Way to Travel, based in Preston, says he has no immediate plan for the area and that the current work being carried out at the site is for safety and security reasons.
Mr Wright put up this message:
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Farington Woods - known locally as Bluebell Woods - at the bottom of Hall Lane is at the centre of a row over public access.
The area of woodland and open space was bought by local businessman Andy Wright who lives in the centre of Leyland.
Mr Wright, who is a director of the family-owned minibus company Wright Way to Travel, based in Preston, says he has no immediate plan for the area and that the current work being carried out at the site is for safety and security reasons.
Mr Wright put up this message:
Quote:I have carried out an inspection on the site and found that some trees have fallen, resting on a tree that is upright. I made the decision last week to put security fencing up to restrict public access as a result and someone took it upon themselves to remove that fencing.
I have today, put up timber fencing across access points to the site, and will continue to put up a boundary fence along the Brook in the coming weeks.
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