August heatwave saw local ozone levels again soar to dangerous levels
Tom Wigley, Windsor resident and member of the Maidenhead Great Park campaign group, explains why it’s vital to improve monitoring of dangerous air pollutants in our Borough, and to take effective action to tackle it – including protecting the green lung of the woodlands and greenspace at Maidenhead Golf Course.…
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Our response to the South West Maidenhead Supplementary Planning Consultation
The Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead asked local people to comment on their plans to develop the area of Maidenhead that includes Maidenhead Golf Course. The deadline for comments was 17 August 2023. We thought it would be interesting to our followers to see our responses. If you have…
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Join our woodland wildlife event on 2 September
On Friday 2 September from 5pm to 6pm, local woodland ecologist Martin Woolner and other local wildlife enthusiasts, will be hosting a Woodland Nature event along the public footpath that crosses Maidenhead Golf Course. The 55 hectares (132 acres) of publicly owned greenspace and woodlands, leased by Maidenhead Golf Course,…
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Heatwave saw air pollution levels soar in Maidenhead & Windsor
Last week’s heatwave, where the highest ever temperatures were recorded in Britain, produced dangerously high levels of air pollution in London and the South East, including in Windsor and Maidenhead. Data from monitoring sites at Frascati Way and Aldebury Road in Maidenhead and Clarence Road in Windsor reveals that on…
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High Court confirms BLP Legal Challenge has a right to a Renewal Hearing
Last month, we were informed that the statutory challenge to the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead’s Borough Local Plan (BLP), which the Maidenhead Great Park Community Interest Group has funded and promoted, had been refused by the Judge on the grounds that a document was not ‘served’ on time…
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Ecology reports show biodiversity importance of Maidenhead Golf Course woodlands
Drawing on the results of a series of ecology surveys, we have listed below the key habitats and species at risk from the RBWM’s plans to build over 2,000 flats and houses on Maidenhead Golf Course, and we are calling for the urgent protection and specialist management of the woodlands…
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