2nd March 2006, 07:08 PM
The draft conservation plan is shockingly weak on the ploughing issue. It notes the destructive effects of ploughing, it suggests that 'possible measures should be examined' to convert arable land to pasture and 'remove important archaeological remains from cultivation'. However, when it comes to concrete ways of doing this, it only says:
As has been well discussed already, these schemes are voluntary and the financial inducements they offer are less than the farmer could make by carrying on ploughing. As far as I know, if a farmer wishes to continue ploughing, [u]nothing can be done</u>. The absence of any other proposals in the conservation plan seems to confirm this.
So, even if the conservation plan is extended to cover the remains at Ladybridge Farm, it advances the ploughing issue not one jot. Of course, the farmer may agree to stop ploughing because people ask him, but judging by what I have read on here thats not very likely!
Quote:quote:This whole process could perhaps be implemented within the DEFRA sponsored Environmental Stewardship Scheme.
As has been well discussed already, these schemes are voluntary and the financial inducements they offer are less than the farmer could make by carrying on ploughing. As far as I know, if a farmer wishes to continue ploughing, [u]nothing can be done</u>. The absence of any other proposals in the conservation plan seems to confirm this.
So, even if the conservation plan is extended to cover the remains at Ladybridge Farm, it advances the ploughing issue not one jot. Of course, the farmer may agree to stop ploughing because people ask him, but judging by what I have read on here thats not very likely!