Campaigners and local residents are urging the management of The Newt, an eco-focused visitor attraction in Somerset, to stop spraying glyphosate, according to reports citing a growing public petition. The petition is backed by hundreds of signatories, including campaigners and people in the surrounding area, who say the property’s farmland is being treated with the herbicide. The reported criticism centers on the safety of glyphosate, which some campaigners associate with increased cancer risk. The outlets describe the property as a celebrity-frequented destination known for high-end overnight cabins, but the dispute focuses specifically on the herbicide use on its land. The campaigners are calling for the management team to end glyphosate applications, and the petition is presented as the main mechanism for pressing the issue. The reports do not indicate the company’s response in the provided text.
Campaigners urge The Newt in Somerset to stop glyphosate weedkiller use
Campaigners and local residents are urging the management of The Newt, an eco-focused visitor attraction in Somerset, to stop spraying glyphosate, according to reports citing a growing public petition...
- Hundreds of locals and campaigners sign a petition regarding The Newt in Somerset.
- The petition calls on The Newt’s management to stop using glyphosate on its farmland.
- Glyphosate is described by campaigners as a herbicide linked by them to cancer risk.
- The reports describe The Newt as an eco-focused destination with high-end cabins, though the dispute centers on pesticide use.
- Campaigners frame the petition as a way to press the management to change its practices.
Hundreds of locals and campaigners have signed a petition calling for the management team of The Newt in Somerset to stop using glyphosate - a pesticide widely associated with cancer.
3 months agoHundreds of locals and campaigners have signed a petition calling for the management team of The Newt in Somerset to stop using glyphosate - a pesticide widely associated with cancer.
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