Ancient woodland under threat in plan to build road in the Vale linking A48 with M4
The proposed road would link Sycamore Cross with junction 34 of the motorway
17:35, 23 DEC 2020
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The Woodland Trust has warned ancient woodland is under threat in a plan to build a road in the Vale of Glamorgan. The Vale council is proposing building a road linking the A48 at Sycamore Cross with junction 34 of the M4, to ease congestion and help access Cardiff Airport. Campaigners have previously slammed the plans for potentially knocking down ten houses in the village of Pendoylan, and blocking key routes east-to-west for cyclists on country lanes. Now Coed Cadw, the Woodland Trust in Wales, has criticised the proposals for the threat of damaging and destroying at least six ancient woodlands more than four centuries old.