National trust opposes Stansted expansion

The National Trust in England today added its weight to a campaign against plans to expand Stansted Airport saying a “unique” 1,000 acre forest would suffer significant damage if the proposals became reality.

Officials said they aimed to raise awareness of the “threat” to Hatfield Forest, a medieval hunting forest which is more than 1,000 years old, if the airport, near Chelmsford Essex, grew.