Before (left) and after (right): Trees cut down behind Parliament Court
- Credit: Ronete Cohen
The continued felling of trees this week along the edge of Hampstead Heath has been challenged by residents.
Network Rail contractors cut down trees on the south side of the Overground line last week, and this week works have continued behind Parliament Court, in Parliament Hill.
Hampstead resident Ronete Cohen said: “They (Network Rail) claim safety and the need to eliminate the need to repeat work but this could have been achieved without causing such a drastic reduction in our quality of life.
“There needs to be a more balanced approach that takes all needs into account.”
Before and after trees were felled along the Overground by Hampstead Heath station.
- Credit: Ellie Roche
Community groups have raised concerns about tree felling continuing along the Overground line at the edge of Hampstead Heath next week.
Network Rail contractors cut down trees on the south side of the railway line - backing on to Constantine Road - on Tuesday and Wednesday (March 9 and 10).
Residents have expressed their sadness at the destruction of substantial greenery.
Marc Hutchinson, of the Heath and Hampstead Society, told this newspaper: The damage done is bad for the amenity of the Heath because, from the Heath, you now see buildings where you d previously have seen trees.
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5:22 PM February 16, 2021
You won t need to pay to pee on Hampstead Heath any time soon, bosses said.
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“There are currently no proposals to charge people to pay to use any toilets at Hampstead Heath.
A City of London Corporation spokesperson this week denied a scheme to make visitors pay to use toilets on Hampstead Heath is imminent.
In a line in the draft divisional plan presented to the CoLC s Hampstead Heath, Highgate Wood and Queen s Park committee, reference was made to exploring a feasibility study for introducing contactless charging to access public toilets on the Heath.
Marc Hutchinson, Chair, Heath & Hampstead Society
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9:30 AM December 31, 2020
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2:36 PM January 7, 2021
H&HS Chair Marc Hutchinson receives picture to commemorate sheep trial. Pictures: Diana von R Photography
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For Hampstead’s Heath and Village this has been a year like no other.
Nevertheless, despite the bad things, there have been many good ones for which to be thankful.
The Heath, with 16 million visits, has taken a real battering, especially around its southern end, but what a godsend it has been to Londoners in lockdown, and how grateful we are to superintendent Bob Warnock and his exhausted team for dealing with so many problems such as litter, free-for-all cycling and illegal encampments.