There is fury in a Cotswolds village after a beauty spot was “blighted” by old and wrecked caravans “dumped on it in a bid to stop vandalism”.
Locals had walked freely across Verney Fields in Stonehouse for many years. But that all came to an end after barbed wire fences were erected across the site last year after the land changed ownership.
The issue has become a matter of huge public concern in the market town with the local council submitting an application for town and village green status for the site which has three public rights of way across it.
But now residents say old caravans have spoiled the views across the much-loved fields that lie within the Cotswolds National Landscape.
Verney Fields’ owners say they have placed the caravans there because they have had to spend 200 hours repairing fences cut by vandals across the site.
However, many residents are dismayed by what they see as a “clear disregard for the environment”. Steve Armstrong, a long-time resident of Verney Fields, told GloucestershireLive: “To return from a weekend away to be confronted by…
