Activists fight to save 550-year-old oak threatened by new Shrewsbury road
by Patrick Barkham from on (#5H2F1)
Objectors say relief road contradicts council's net zero target and will damage local wildlife sites
A 550-year-old tree known as Darwin's oak", 4km of hedgerows and an internationally-renowned wetland are threatened by a new road around Shrewsbury, which has gathered more than 1,000 formal objections.
The 84.3m Shrewsbury north-west relief road planned by Shropshire council is becoming a local election issue, with the Conservative-controlled council arguing that the scheme, which completes a ring-road around the medieval town, will alleviate traffic and unlock land for housing.
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