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Message: <blockquote data-quote="pratincol" data-source="post: 3230581" data-attributes="member: 65801">Some interesting and wide ranging  opinions,shall we say!It is a pity there is no such thing as decorum on Internet Forums.Shame on you if you have to descend to the low depths of being nasty and personal-it never reflects well on one's personality or character.It should be perfectly possible to have a disagreement over opinions without having to resort to slagging people off.Maybe I am being a bit old fashioned though. Never mind-that's internet forums for you! C'est la vieYes I agree: if the RSPB didn't want it then why not pass it on to a community group or charity who could have made good use of it these past 13 years?Better still -actually do something useful with it themselves.There is a similar plot of land at the edge of a local village.It was donated to the local wildlife trust.It is of no great natural wildlife merit but it is now the only area not built on-so it is much appreciated by the locals as a buffer against further development and an area of recreation.In fact it is the reason I joined the trust many years ago.I moved into the area and saw this little reserve with their signpost.I remember thinking then how nice it was they had preserved this little plot of land for future generations.Anyone who has had the pleasure of visiting Filey Dams reserve will know exactly what I mean.It is owned by a wildlife trust.You can hardly find it because it is completely surrounded by modern houses.It is the last refuge for nature and attracts some wonderful birds-and some dedicated volunteers.That could have happened in Congleton.Too late now folks!The RSPB legacy here will be a housing estate with some daft name like Greenwood View which will have neither a wood, nor a view.</blockquote>

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