Representation by Keren Burney
- Date submitted
- 11 December 2018
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
I would be making a representation in support of key points laid out by the Stonehenge Alliance; also in connection with personal experience of the value of Stonehenge and its surrounding place.
For example, for all of my life my family and I have enjoyed the view of Stonehenge, on trips to Devon for holidays; and nowadays it is to see family who have moved from Hampsire to Devon. We are thrilled by the sight of the stones, which is an inherent part of our psyche, our being and our happiness. We can see where we come from in this view, which adds to our state of mental health and inner security.
I also understand that UNESCO described this area as a ‘landscape without parallel’, and that the body's international advisers say the scheme should not go ahead in its present form.
I am very worried about the damage that would be caused to all of the sacred mounds, which my Dad always said were burial mounds for old kings and other people. Who knows what is in there? We should not be touching them, particularly to create a new road-scheme.
I believe in the future of public transport and not road transport. We should be guarding wildlife and the countryside, not digging it up.
I am also worried about reports of damage to birdlife, for example the increasingly rare Stone Curlew, other birdlife in the area and the newly introduced and successful Great Bustard.
Thank you for your consideration of these points.