Proposed 44-lodge park near Tesco superstore should boost employment - but at a cost to nature

Some groundworks are still required before the lodges can be brought on site

 

ALTHOUGH  some trees have been retained on the boundaries, most of the private woodland near the Cleethorpes Tesco superstore has now been cleared to make way for a 44-lodge holiday park. 

Much of the clearance work on the site off Hewitts Avenue was carried out last year. 

The works have created employment, but one downside of the proposed development is that, with the loss of most of the trees, there has been an inevitable forfeiture of habitat for wildlife including unusual songbirds and butterflies. 

It has not yet been announced when the next stage of development will take place, nor when the park is likely to open for its first visitors.

How the mighty are fallen - but at least some trees have survived

                                                     

The boundary trees  screen out the adjacent Altyre Way car showrooms

The proposed lay-out of the lodges is indicated in this design submitted by Cleethorpes-based Hodson architects   
                                                 

Alive with songbirds, butterflies, bees and wildflowers - the same site as it was before the trees were felled