Planning permission has been granted by Salford City council to demolish the historic  Lodge Old Warke Dam in Worsley Woods.  

http://publicaccess.salford.gov.uk/publicaccess/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=O44GZINPI2Q00​ 

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The Old Warke Dam comprises of Historic woodland and a dam which has great relevance in Worsley's industrial heritage. The original Mill Dam was constructed cira 1760 initially providing a head of water for the Bridgewater Canal and later to power down stream flour mills. The Dam was used in the middle of the 19th century to provide a private boating and fishing lake for the 1st Earl of Ellesmere and was further extended around 1890 with the planting of the New Plantation woodland undertaken by the 3rd Earl of Ellesmere and used as a game reserve. Today The Dam is a site of biological importance and is currently undergoing a detailed programme of improvements via Salford City Council.

The disruption to wildlife a demolition will cause will be huge, and with the only access to the site being public walkways , thousands of us who enjoy the woods on a daily basis will be denied this.

Please sign this petition and lets save Worsleys heritage together .