Dear friends, As you may have seen on the news or in your social media feeds, the threatened woodlands on Stapleton Smallholdings are being protected from being bulldozed by numerous skilled and committed protestors. They have set up camp in the trees and on the ground and are welcoming all kinds of supportive visitors every day. For news and stories from the woods please go to: www.risingup.org.uk Moments in the camp have been expertly captured by one photographer. You can see images here: http://bit.ly/1BVioK6 Word is certainly spreading. Chris Packham urged his twitter followers to sign this very petition! Thanks Chris! There has been a lot of press interest. Here are links to some of the articles: http://www.westerndailypress.co.uk/Protesters-set-camp-fight-bus-plan/story-25963745-detail/story.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-31088052 http://article.wn.com/view/2015/02/02/Bristol_treetop_protest_against_Metrobus_scheme/ We are always discussing and seeking advice on how our campaign work should progress so that our valuable Blue Finger land will become recognised and valued as a key site for resilient food growing and wildlife habitat. We are continuing to work with our partners at the new Bristol Guild of Food Producers, Beacon Farms, Sims Hill Shared Harvest, Edible Futures, Stapleton Allotments, the Bristol Food Network, Shift Bristol and others, to keep the debate open and alive and moving towards a meaningful policy shift. We are also working with politicians to effect change at levels higher than our local decision makers. Please spread the word. Perhaps you have high grade agricultural land in your area? Go to www.beaconfarms.co.uk and click on Find Your Blue Soil. Wherever you are in the UK you can see the type of soils and connect directly to your MP to tell them about it! If you do this, please tell us about it! info@bluefingeralliance.org.uk Thanks for your amazing ongoing support. Maddy and the team.