In Belfast, on 10 January 2022, ten-year-old Mollie-Rose’s favourite part of her walk to school was torn apart and fed into a woodchipper. Without proper consultation or an Environmental Impact Assessment, this lovely part of the towpath along the Lagan Valley was cleared of all its habitats, including a row of 90-year-old trees – a millennium of tree-growth – leaving behind only stumps and tarmac. Ironically, the trees were removed as part of a tidal flood alleviation engineering construction, one that is being carried out along the Lagan River with no Environmental Impact Assessment, because, under current legislation, none is required. This episode is a conversation with Mollie-Rose’s mother, Olivia. We talk about the felling of the trees, how people responded, the beginnings of the Save Our Lagan grassroots environmental group and remember the protest that followed to stop the loss of more trees.

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