AS A regular visitor to the beautiful Wye Valley, I was shocked and saddened to read about the proposed riverside cycle track for the lower Wye Valley.
How can the planners allow such a monstrosity to take place in one of the nicest valleys in the world!
As an author, writer and broadcaster I travel the world collecting material. One of the most desirable places I visit has to be the Wye Valley.
Why cannot we leave Mother Earth as it should be? We were given legs to walk with. Let's use them for that purpose to view this river valley.
I and my friends pay many visits to this part of the world to enjoy the beauty of the fields, woods, birds and wildlife. On the river we enjoy the company of the canoeists and other anglers as we cast a fly in the hope of a salmon.
Don't let's destroy one of the few areas of beautiful England. If the proposed plan goes ahead we will stop coming to the Wye Valley.
No more overnight stays at B&Bs or hotels, no more lunches or dinners with bottles of wine. The tourist industry will be the losers. – Martin James, a lover of the Wye Valley, Grindleton, Lancashire.