Trees at ED Station

[TheePope]

Why have they chopped down so many trees behind the platform at ED station?

Is it to:

a) better display the rubbish that accumulates behind the fence

b) make the journey into town even more miserable by removing cover from the rain

c) allow the residents in the houses behind a better view of the "station"

d) allow people waiting on the platform to have a good gawp at the those houses

e) an active attempt at thinning out the trees to promote the growth of species native to the ED ecosphere

f) no reason

Grrr,

[SeanMacGabhann]

to reduce the amount of leaves sludging up the tracks?

[Ladygooner]

Sean is correct - I live behind the station and they wrote to us to advise they were cutting down the trees to reduce leaves on the tracks

[TheePope]

Well yes, that's the obvious reason but was it really necessary?

[Strawbs]

I noticed it this morning and thought it was a bit sad but then thought it was probably due to safety i.e. to eliminate crazy people hiding in the bushes..

I really hope now that the trees wont cover the rubbish THAT PEOPLE STOP LITTERING AT THE STATION - TAKE IT WITH YOU YOU LAZY SODS!! sorry I just had to shout that out..

[Michael Palaeologus]

I watched them yesterday. They were going at it with some efficiency using a small caterpillar tracked tree shredder - what a Boys Toy.

I wonder about the leaves on line argument. It is, after all, late winter, the leaves have long dropped. The twittering of the birds in the trees was one of the few pleasures of ED station. At least we will will have a clear view of the rats gamboling amongst the stumps as we stand unsheltered in the rain.

[Ladygooner]

As anyone seen that lovely black cat which sits on the platform for trains coming from London Bridge? He was close to the edge the other day so the train driver beeped him and he ran into the builders yard at the back. Anyone know if he lives at the yard?

[Jeremy]

My house back on to the tracks a couple of hundred metres along the line, and they've done the same there... it's not just the station.

Basically, it's a lot cheaper to completely demolish all the trees every 10-15 years than it is to prune them once a year.

[downsouth]

This happened at West Dulwich a few months back http://www.westdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?4,1420

[SeanMacGabhann]

I'm in a similar situation to you Jeremy - in fact I moved in just a week before they chopped down all the tress and I can't say I'm thrilled with the aestehetics. Not helped by this City17-esque weather

But it probably does help with track maintenance so I'm not moaning too much

[TheePope]

It's just so annoying. I'm guessing it will have a negligible effect on rail services and just makes it look stark and depressing.

Right I'm off to Kew to get some giant redwood seeds.

Roll on spring.

[jim_the_chin]

if they grew new ones in their place would it be a releaf?

[TheePope]

jim_the_chin Wrote:

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> if they grew new ones in their place would it be a

> releaf?

Don't be a sap.

[Jeremy]

Yep, you're barking up the wrong tree there jim.

[????]

It was that darn JRussell fella...