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www.savestjohnslye.co.uk December 6, 2008			For Conservation For Preservation For another Generation
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	This image was sent us by a resident fearful of the possibilities. This is a collage of "how it might look" - in their words. Whilst this will be construed as reactionary and scare-mongering by the supporters of the Proposal, it does illustrate quite graphically the very genuine concerns of the those who have to live in the immedialte vicinity. What will stop this happening ? WBC have agreed that shutters will be required, and they are a magnate to vandals as they advertise the building is empty. How would you stop this ?

	Snow on the Lye April 2008. Click on image for larger view

		Our Village Pond - undergoing some maintenance >>> << St John's Lye Woodland. Lye means "a clearing in a wood"
	St John's Lye is one of Woking's best open spaces - accessible, natural and unspoilt. Originally heathland, despite the name, many trees have now grown leaving a barrier from housing and making it a delightful place for getting away from it all. Good walks, room for the dogs and children to roam freely.		Understandably this is Green Belt an SNCI, and a Conservation area. Let's keep it that way ! Let's keep it an open space so it can be enjoyed as it is and not developed an an "amenity". The proposed plan will bring more noise, more disturbance and make it less accessible for the very people it is intended.
	HOW DO YOU WANT THIS PROTECTED ?	Significant local wildlife include: Picus viridis - Green Woodpecker Dendrocopus mjr - Grt spotted w'dpecker Dend' minor - Lssr Spotted woodpecker Tyto alba - Barn owl Strix aluco - Tawny owl Sitta europaea - Nuthatch Falco columbarius - Sparrowhawk Carduelis spinus - Siskin Cordulia aenea (dragonfly) Somatochlora metallica (dragonfly) Lucanus cervus (stag beetle) Chamaemelum nobile (chamomile) Sympetrum sanguineum (dragonfly) Tilia platyphyllos (large leaved Lime tree) Priority species and species of conservation concern Lacanus cervus (stag beetle) Rana temporaria (common frog) Chamaemelum nobile (chamomile) Triturus vulgaris (smooth newt) Natrix natrix (grass snake) Alcedo atthis (kingfisher) Picus viridis (green woodpecker) phylloscopus collybita (chiff chaff) Triturus cristatus (great crested newt) Triturus Helveticus (Palmate newt) Bufo bufo (common toad)
	Barn Owls and Tawny Owls can often be heard in early evening calling to each other. Barn Owls screech and Tawny Owls hoot. The Lye presents a rich larder at feeding times. You may find pellets under trees where they have fed.		Bats are also nocturnal creatures and will fly around at night looking for insects.During March they are beginning to emerge from hibernation and can be seen feeding as the weather gets warmer. In bad weather, they may become torpid (cool and inactive) to save energy. A colony lives locally.