The Friends of Freeman’s Wood community group is inviting local residents to become a ‘square-holder’ in a community buy-out of the 27-acre Freeman’s Wood
“Landed”, a study of Freeman’s Wood, is new Storey G2 project
A renewed Lancaster arts organisation has just launched a new project focusing on a much-loved woodland that has caused plenty of discussion here on virtual-lancaster in the past – Freeman’s […]
StoreyG2 takes on Freeman’s Wood debacle as an artistic project
One of the many protest signs at Freeman’s Wood The Storey Gallery organisation has changed its name to StoreyG2, to reflect the fact that has not been running exhibitions in […]
Fly Tippers back in action
Sunny weather clearly spells opportunity for fly tippers: a virtual-lancaster reader sent us these pictures, snapped this morning on the bridleway/cycletrack, halfway between Freeman’s Wood and Aldcliffe Lane, this morning. […]
Freeman’s Wood: the fight continues
Campaigners seeking to stop Freeman’s Wood from being bulldozed are stepping up their campaign. There was outrage earlier in the year when developers fenced off previously public accessible land near […]
Freeman’s Woods – Council’s response to waste concerns
Lancaster City Council has responded to concerns Virtual Lancaster raised about possible exposure of material contaminated by asbestos at the Freeman’s Wood site, an historic landfill site owned by Bermuda-registered company […]
Freeman’s Wood – TPO upheld at Appeal Hearing
The Freeman’s Wood site. Photo: March 2012 Lancaster City Council’s Appeals Committee confirmed the Tree Preservation Order (TPO) on Freeman’s Wood at their hearing on Monday at Lancaster Town Hall. […]
Freeman’s Wood: Tree Appeal Hearing on Monday
Old landfill waste unearthed on the Freeman’s Wood site. Photo: 11 March 2012 The City Council Appeals Committee will hear the appeal against the Tree Preservation Orders (TPOs) at Freeman’s […]
Freeman’s Wood TPO Appeal – Asbestos questions?
Disturbed landfill strewn outside the site fence The City Council Appeals Committee will hear the appeal against the Tree Preservation Orders (TPOs) at Freeman’s Wood at 2pm on Monday 23 […]
Coronation Field developer's next target?
(Updated 15th March) As outrage grows over the actions the Property Trust and its destruction of trees in Freeman’s Wood on Lancaster’s Marsh, despite legally-binding Tree Preservation Orders (see news […]