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[cock-eyed new EU ban Euro ban on herbicide could lead to bracken infestation
Our moorland could finish because of the spinach and
r SPINACH might have been the secret of Popeye’s strength, but it could spell the end for Kibble Valley’s thriving heath er moorland. The EU’s European Standing
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health has recently banned outright the use of a her bicide called Asulam following safety concerns over aerial crop spraying by spinach growers in continental Europe. But Asulam has also been used for almost four decades to control
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THIS highly individual, archi tecturally designed detached faimly home enjoys an elevated position in the quiet, exclusive
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tures and fittings, this wonderful contemporary property needs to be viewed internally to be fully appre ciated. Additionally, full planning permission has been granted for '
development affords it long dis tance views across open countryside towards Longridge Fell and beyond. Appointed with high quality fix
enclave of Brbckhall Village.' ■ Its position bn this popular, gated
a three bedroom house in the gar dens. With an internal specification
of around 4,700 sq. ft. spread over three floors the property boasts five bedrooms, four bathrooms and a state-of-the-art Siematic fitted kitchen. In addition to two generous reception rooms, there is a 38ft. first floor lounge with a vaulted ceiling, exposed beams and galleried win dows from which to enjoy the views.
The property also comes with am ple parking, enclosed balconies and
leads to a generous family room: with seven feet tall picture windows to one wall making the most of the ' stunning views. Open plan through to the stunning breakfast kitchen
a good-sized private walled garden. A welcoming entrance hallway
, two-piece white suite and a utility room.
ner landing is a superb feature with ' light wells from the ground floor. A
On the lower ground floor, the in
en-suite bathroom. Three further bedrooms all have ensuite*shower rooms and built-in wardrobes.
master bedroom has a large walk-in wardrobe and a luxury four-piece
finished in vanilla and brown, there are a range of fitted units, a large centre Corian island, a glass and chrome breakfast bar plus Neff in tegrated appliances. On this floor there is an office/bedroom five with a range of modern built-in ward robes, a cloakroom with modem
area to the front affording off-road parking for up to six cars, while to one side and the rear is a large lawned area with a small side patio. To the other side, there is a fabulous walled garden.
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which is the true centrepiece of the property. It has fabulous picture windows, 18ft tall at their centre, green oak exposed beams to the vaulted ceiling plus. There is also a snug with a contemporary wood burning stove and French doors leading to, the balcony. Outside, there is a large gravelled
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' effective bracken control herbi cide will change the face of Brit ain’s countryside, devastate wild life and destroy land management worth around £100m. a year. Jeremy Duckworth, of Bleas-
: ing tradition. They, say that banning the only
son; now under way, moorland owners fear the European-made ban. will prove disastrous for UK moorland management and threaten the centuries-old sport-
fective herbicide to do the job, and has done so with no harmful effects, but because of the blanket EU ruling'this is the last summer when it can be legally used. With the grouse shooting sea
the destructive spread of bracken on moorland. : It has proved to be the only ef
■ rural livelihoods would be^ put at serious risk.
for the control of bracken for 35 years. It should not be banned be cause the EEC is now questioning its use on spinach,” said Mr Duck worth.
Asulam has been safely used
land in Lancashire is paramount. We’ve already been hit by some of
the wettest weather on record, bad news in itself for breeding birds.
chairman George Winn-Darley, who manages 6,500 acres of North
year may have been the last good season for unique wild red grouse. Moorland Association vice-
which means the ‘glorious twelfth’ gives way to the thirteenth this year, and you can’t help thinking there’s an unlucky resonance.” Mr Duckworth added that last
“Game can’t be shot on Sunday,
agement, jobs and ultimately how moorland looks will be dire. “Protection of heather moor
bracken swamps their breeding ground. “The impact on grouse man
including red list endangered species, will face extinction once
Rare wildlife and habitats,
dale estate in the Forest of Bow- land, slammed “European bu reaucracy gone mad”. He said without the Government-ap proved herbicide, countryside and
ing the baby out with the bathwa ter.”
in UK farming and conservation circles,” added Mr Winn-Darley. “Its legislators seem to be throw
European law for plants and birds. Bracken control on grouse moors has seen a 60% reduction in the blood-feeding ticks resjronsible for life-threatening Lyme disease. “The EU ban is causing furore
land lies within key tourist areas and has Site of Special Scientific Interest status. Ironically, it is protected under
of money managing the moorland habitat. So much is at risk, includ ing 46 upland bird species.” The bulk of the country’s moor
hit, along with the shooting in dustry, which is worth over £67 million in England alone, creates 42,500 days of work a year and supports over 1,500 jobs. “MA members spend vast sums
have already lost 50% of it,” he said. “Designed to safeguard con- tinentally grown spinach, the ban will be devastating to our rural economy as moorland gives way to the suffocating effects of bracken. “Grouse breeding will be badly
world’s heather moorland is found in the UK. “Without Asulam, we would
Yorkshire heather moorland, ex plained that three-quarters of the
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