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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Helena Horton Environment reporter

Center Parcs pulls out of Worth Forest site after biodiversity protests

Campaigners taking part in a mass trespass on Oldhouse Warren, Worth Forest, Sussex, to oppose the potential development.
Campaigners taking part in a mass trespass on Oldhouse Warren, Worth Forest, Sussex, to oppose the potential development. Photograph: Rachel Adams

Center Parcs has scrapped plans for a new holiday park in an ancient woodland that is home to rare birds after outcry from wildlife campaigners.

The holiday company said that it had decided the 550-acre Oldhouse Warren site in Worth Forest was “not suitable” for the development, due to not being able to meet targets to improve biodiversity at the site. The plans included 900 lodges, indoor and outdoor leisure facilities, a variety of restaurants, a spa, and a “subtropical swimming paradise”.

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