Sandwell Valley - Another plaited fence

Here's another one, and the remains of another fire.

That's 5 new plaited fences that I know of this year, (there could be more) and it's only February!!

Question :: Who's paying for all of these fences?

Question :: Why are they spreading like wildfire? And don't say 'To encourage the birds to nest.' Sandwell have already gone into print with that one. The only slight shortcoming with Sandwell's reasoning there, is that the birds, which were nesting in the trees and mature hedgerows that Sandwell have cut down to make room for the fences, will have to find somewhere else to nest while they are waiting the 10 or 15 years for the new ones to grow.

Question :: Why has Sandwell started burning all of the trees and hedges which it is cutting down instead of chipping them? I know that the volume of material to be disposed of has increased enormously but that's not quite the point. Have Sandwell not heard of the debate concerning climate change and that open-air fires are considered by some to be a contributory factor? Have Sandwell not heard of carbon footprints, because they sure as hell seem to have heard of carbon! It's appearing with alarming frequency.

Maybe Sandwell doesn't care.

It's got a Green Flag.

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