>But what if everyone (excluding EH of course who will support what their Whitehall masters ask them to as they always have for the past ten years) simply said Hands Off.<
Writing in The Independent recently Amanda Brown had the following to say (apologies if this has been posted elsewhere).
"The recovery of one of Britain's rarest birds is under threat if plans to build a road tunnel near Stonehenge are scrapped... The overground alternatives to a tunnel... would destroy nesting and roosting sites of the stone curlew... The stone curlew has two UK strongholds, one of which is the area surrounding the Stonehenge World Heritage Site. The new road plans would also harm prospects for more than 25 other bird species and at least 14 types of butterfly... Tony Richardson, the director of the RSPB's south-west region, said: "A completely new road through the Stonehenge site is unthinkable, not only because of the area's obvious archaeological value but also because of the public outcry it will spark among the millions of who value Britain's wildlife.""
>Unlike Thornborough, the Stonehenge landscape is defined and known, so a slogan that says something like Hands off the Stonehenge World Heritage Site might do the trick.<
I tend to agree Nigel, the conservation and future of both Stonehenge and the Stonehenge area is so complicated that a 'Hands off Stonehenge' approach (at least for the time being) might be the best course of action.
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