Perhaps the local community could formulate an alternative business plan that involves EcoTourism ? The local community around Pomona attempted a similar campaign to try to save Pomona Docks, but in the objections and at the enquiry we were just making alternative land-use suggestions - a properly formulated business plan might have given us a much better chance of politicians and Peel taking notice of what we were saying, and there is still a slight possibility this could happen for, say, the smaller south-west dock area

Turn Moss has ecological importance in the form of vital Willow Tit habitat, a species that I consider to be Greater Manchesters' most special bird, due to the fact that we currently host 10% of the UK population, and also in the context of the Mersey Valley wildlife corridor, just a casual look at recent sightings shows that Ring Ouzel, Redstart, Wheatear and Short-eared Owl have all utilised the site on spring/autumn migration

A wider Mersey Valley EcoTourism plan could include Turn Moss and show an alternative viewpoint of land-use to the current plans, and potentially provide decent employment for local people, always a head-turner for politicians on most planning committees