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Tue, Mar 03, 2026 09:40

Trees cut down for Coventry cycle lane on Clifford Bridge Road

“Tree-hugging” protests backed by David Attenborough continue as council chops down trees to make way for controversial cycle lane

Long-running saga saw residents lose High Court challenge over "destructive" bike lane plans, but council says trees only being cut down because residents opposed loss of on-street car parking

Tue, Mar 18, 2025 15:52

Binley Cycleway, Coventry (Coventry City Council)

“We could have saved more trees”: Council approves loss of 26 trees to build cycle lane — but “saddened” authority says felling due to residents rejecting reduced road width

The trees will now be chopped down and replaced with 32 new saplings by the council, who have been accused of spreading “misinformation” by residents who previously organised the largest tree hug in the country

Wed, Dec 11, 2024 16:47

Tree huggers protest Binley Cyclway in Coventry (gilly_t_photography, Karron Gibson on Facebook)

“They just don’t want a cycleway”: Campaigners criticised for staging country’s largest tree hug to block “destructive” bike lane plans — while suggesting it could be built by “lighting up” nature reserve

The cycle lane has faced opposition from locals due to reduced parking and concerns about drivers “blindly reversing” into cyclists, and recently made headlines after Sir David Attenborough encouraged a 11-year-old boy to protest against it

Wed, Nov 20, 2024 15:15

Binley Cycleway (Coventry City Council) and Sir David Attenborough

David Attenborough encourages boy to stage anti-cycle lane protest, as veteran broadcaster weighs in on plans to “sacrifice 26 irreplaceable trees” for new bike route

More than 1,200 people have signed a petition urging the council to stop the cycling infrastructure project “immediately” – but the local authority says new trees will be planted in their place

Fri, Sep 27, 2024 12:10

Hundreds sign petition slamming decision to “sacrifice 26 irreplaceable trees” to make way for “dangerous, little used” cycle lane that “adds to pollution” – but council says more trees will be planted in their place

The cycleway was also the subject of criticism earlier this year, when residents claimed that collisions between cyclists and locals reversing out of their drives were “inevitable”, while a motorist was filmed speeding along it in July 2023

Fri, Aug 23, 2024 10:28

Residents oppose cycle lane plans that would make cyclists “sitting ducks” for motorists accessing driveways

One local claimed that motorists reversing into the driveway across the cycle path couldn’t help avoid collisions if cyclists were “aiming at you at 30”

Sun, Jan 21, 2024 13:31

Mick Ives 1991 (Rory Hitchens/Greenleaves Cycling)

“They just don’t make them like Mick Ives anymore”: Tributes pour in for British cycling legend who dies aged 84

The Coventry cyclist, a team manager, team founder and prolific racer who competed in almost every cycling discipline well into his 70s, passed away peacefully in his sleep according to friends close to the Ives family

Fri, Jan 19, 2024 13:40

Cyclists warned city’s new e-bike ban will be “clamping down on any cases of reckless behaviour”

The controversial Public Space Protection Order was approved last month, councillors saying e-bike and e-scooter riders were "too fast" and making pedestrians "scared for themselves" and for "the safety of their children"

Tue, Dec 05, 2023 18:08

“I’ll set my dog on you!”: Driver dangerously passes cyclist, and then threatens to make his dog attack him

The police has now informed the cyclist that the car is unregistered and they won’t be able to trace the driver

Sat, Nov 25, 2023 12:25