We are crowdfunding our legal costs to stop the council cutting down the remaining trees on Armada Way.
We are asking Plymouth City Council to incorporate the existing and beautiful mature trees into their new refurbishment design and not destroy one of the best things about Plymouth city centre.
Plymouth City Council want to chop down almost every single mature tree on Armada Way as part of their new £12.7 million development and replace them with saplings which won't be mature for at least 30 years.
We want them to reconsider. Follow us to stay up-to-date.
"These trees are the green lungs of our city."
The trees the council plan to plant will take decades to achieve anything like we have at the moment.
Who supports us?
We have the full support of Plymouth Tree Partnership and Environment Plymouth.
In addition, calling for a pause and review (including greater stakeholder involvement) of the plans are The Woodland Trust, Devon Wildlife Trust, Arboricultural Association, Plymouth Cycling Campaign, Plymouth Green Party, Plymouth Lib Dem Party, Plymouth Civic Society, Luke Pollard MP, and an increasing number of Green, Labour and independent councillors.
Firstly, please write to your councillors. This is the most important thing you can do, as they have the final say. If enough people voice their concerns, they might listen. If you aren't happy with the response then write again!
It takes less than a minute to contact all of them in one go.
What are Plymouth people saying?
We have spoken to hundreds of people about this devastating loss to Plymouth - here is a selection of what they've said.
We can't do this without you
Sign our petition, write to your councillor, share on social media, donate to our crowdfund campaign and do all you can to stop this damage to our beautiful city space. You can make all the difference.
If you want to help us with our campaign, if you've noticed something happening on Armada Way that shouldn't be or you just want to say hello, email us.
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We believe the council are greenwashing us
Here are examples of some of the things they've said
How many species of tree are there at the moment?
There are 37 species along Armada Way at the moment, which is over twice as many as the 13 or 14 species the council plan to plant/retain. Remember: the less species in an area, the greater the chance of disease wiping them out.
On Sunday 5th February we had a prime spot in the Sunday Times, on page 3.
Here's a link to our Facebook post and a direct link to the image.
Download these posters, print them out and stick them in your window, car or on your favourite tree. Take a few to work and put them up on the noticeboard.
There are several really good printers in Plymouth that can copy you A4, A3 or A2 (or bigger) posters - try Net Printer on Exeter Street or Bretonside Copy on Bretonside near Sutton Harbour. You can get A3 copies from 25p a copy.
Here are some videos. There are various media appearances. One shows how the council instructed a company to cut down and chip a beautiful Sorbus and some palms at night. Another video shows just how much we will be losing. See how bare the section outside the House Of Fraser looks. The new redevelopment will take ten to fifteen years to look even this green, and decades more to gain any kind of maturity.
Here are some of the trees we'll be losing
We've taken some pictures over the past few weeks of the wonderful trees on Armada Way. Scroll left and right to look through them. If the council get their way, these photos will be one of the few remaining records of them.
Act now before it's too late
We still have time to change the council's mind, but only with your help. Please share our posts, write to your councillor, sign our petition, donate and tell your friends and family.
Thank you.
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