Approval of grant of licence to carry out tree
thinning and felling to create areas for wetland scrapes and ponds
at mature woodland, Mill Lane, Middleton St George.
Reason - To achieve dual benefits of increasing wetland
biodiversity by creating shallow scapes and ponds in a ‘wet
woodland’ and reducing flooding in Stockton by slowing the
flow of water into Lustrum Beck. Trees being felled are of poor
quality and the creation of brushwood hibernacula will encourage
insects and invertebrates.