{"id":45752,"date":"2019-11-24T03:46:09","date_gmt":"2019-11-24T03:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=45752"},"modified":"2019-11-24T03:46:09","modified_gmt":"2019-11-24T03:46:09","slug":"does-the-suffolk-house-trees-replacement-proposal-is-another-environment-friendly-lie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/science-environment\/does-the-suffolk-house-trees-replacement-proposal-is-another-environment-friendly-lie","title":{"rendered":"Cardiff trees under threat because of the new housing developments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"text-align:left\" class=\"has-medium-font-size\">To protect the living environment of wildlife, the campaigners in Canton Cardiff are fighting against tree replacement proposal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0896-1024x574.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45761\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0896-1024x574.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0896-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0896-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0896-1536x861.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0896-2048x1148.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0896-500x280.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0896-1024x574.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45761\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0896-1024x574.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0896-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0896-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0896-1536x861.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0896-2048x1148.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0896-500x280.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Trees provide habitats for variety kinds of wildlife.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Campaigners in Canton say that a plan for new housing developments that require the removal of 150-year-old trees could have a major impact on wildlife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The plans to redevelop the area\u2019s Suffolk House will build 17 new homes, and developers have promised to plant additional 12 trees to compensate. Campaigners say this is not enough. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The environmental campaigner Nigel Pugh said: \u201cThe problem is they are not replaceable because the mature trees have been involving with that ecosystem over hundreds of years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSo, to cut those trees down, you will lose that habitat for wildlife and the environmental surveys of those trees\u2026 and the same time the cooling effect will be lost too.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0889-1024x574.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0889-1024x574.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0889-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0889-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0889-1536x862.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0889-2048x1149.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0889-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0889-1024x574.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0889-1024x574.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0889-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0889-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0889-1536x862.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0889-2048x1149.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0889-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>The environmental campaigner Nigel Pugh states the irreplaceability of  mature trees.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>John Pinn, the director of Quin\n&amp; Co Ltd, &nbsp;wrote an open letter to all\nCanton residents promised, \u201cWe opted to engage in the planning process so that\nthe extensive tree replacements could be secured by Cardiff Council\u2026 and an\nadditional twelve trees (which will be planted as semi-mature trees) with an\nadditional 700 shrubs planted.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, local residents and\ncampaigners seem dissatisfied with this tree replacement proposal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cA lot of people pleased the existing trees, because they\u2019re all mature trees. And not only because these trees grew in the conservation area, but also because of its environmental benefits,\u201d said Canton Councilor Stephen Cunnah. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0895-1024x574.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0895-1024x574.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0895-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0895-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0895-1536x861.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0895-2048x1148.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0895-500x280.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0895-1024x574.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0895-1024x574.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0895-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0895-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0895-1536x861.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0895-2048x1148.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0895-500x280.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Canton Councilor Stephen Cunnah.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Signs with \u201cI\u2019ve stood tall for 150 years\u201d and \u201cCPS home please help save us\u201d are hung in the sturdy trees by campaigners at the front of Suffolk House&nbsp;pleading with the developer to save them.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0892-1-1024x574.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0892-1-1024x574.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0892-1-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0892-1-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0892-1-1536x862.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0892-1-2048x1149.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0892-1-500x280.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0892-1-1024x574.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0892-1-1024x574.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0892-1-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0892-1-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0892-1-1536x862.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0892-1-2048x1149.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0892-1-500x280.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>A Sign with \u201cI\u2019ve stood tall for 150 years\u201d is hung in the sturdy tree.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Canton residents and local\ncampaigners self-organized protests and petition activities. Up to now, more\nthan 330 people are signing in the online petition and more than three times\nprotests were held by the Save Suffolk House campaign this year. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey say they are going to replace (old trees) with new trees, but they won\u2019t be the same quality and mature, very upset about that,\u201d said the Save Suffolk House Trees campaigner Katherine. \u201cWe have a <a href=\"https:\/\/savesuffolkhouse.blog\">Save Suffolk House blog<\/a> that people can check the latest information about these trees.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0888-1024x574.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0888-1024x574.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0888-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0888-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0888-1536x861.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0888-2048x1148.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0888-500x280.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0888-1024x574.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0888-1024x574.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0888-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0888-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0888-1536x861.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0888-2048x1148.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0888-500x280.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>The Save Suffolk House Trees campaigner Katherine hopes to save mature trees.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For most residents, these old trees play\na vital role in ameliorating the pollution near the busy junction of Romilly\nRoad and Llandaff Road. \u201cThese trees help to replace the oxygen in the air and absorb\nthe vehicle exhaust from the busy road, so they are beneficial to us,\u201d said Jones,\nthe local resident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0890-1024x574.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0890-1024x574.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0890-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0890-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0890-1536x861.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0890-2048x1148.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0890-500x280.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0890-1024x574.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0890-1024x574.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0890-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0890-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0890-1536x861.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0890-2048x1148.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0890-500x280.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>A local resident Jones supports to save old trees.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYounger trees will take hundreds of\nyears to get the same points as old trees, pulling down these trees seems\nunnecessarily needed, and it should never be done,\u201d said Annie, the local\nresident. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chopping down the trees may be the quickest way to rebuild the retaining wall but planting new trees and waiting them grow up to contribute to the environment as old trees do now would take a long time.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0927-1-1024x574.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45782\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0927-1-1024x574.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0927-1-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0927-1-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0927-1-1536x861.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0927-1-2048x1148.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0927-1-500x280.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0927-1-1024x574.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45782\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0927-1-1024x574.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0927-1-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0927-1-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0927-1-1536x861.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0927-1-2048x1148.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/IMG_0927-1-500x280.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>A local kids is playing in the park with these healthy trees.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBasically, for the council we want the developer gives us a commitment (to plant new trees soon) because they have seven years to do that,\u201d said Stephen Cunnah.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To protect the living environment of wildlife, the campaigners in Canton Cardiff are fighting against tree replacement proposal. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":420,"featured_media":45779,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[90],"coauthors":[657],"class_list":["post-45752","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-science-environment","tag-canton"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Cardiff trees under threat 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