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Bristol City's controversial plans to build a new stadium have been further complicated by opposition from a local wildlife organisation.
The Avon Wildlife Trust has objected to the club's Ashton Vale stadium proposal, claiming that the development would cause "irreparable" damage to the natural habitat of rare animals such as bats, otters and water voles.
Local residents have already campaigned against the new stadium after Bristol City announced plans to sell the existing ground at Ashton Gate to a supermarket chain for redevelopment.
Steve Micklewright, director of the Avon Wildlife Trust, said that the current plans for Ashton Vale are "deeply flawed".
He added: "If the bulldozers go in, the scale of destruction will be irreparable. Destroying Ashton Vale will leave Bristol's claims to being a green capital in tatters."
Plans for the 30,000-seater stadium, which could potentially host FIFA World Cup football in 2018, will be discussed by the city council's development control committee on November 4th.
Written by Tom Jenkins
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21 October 2010
21 October 2010
21 October 2010
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