"That is a post from someone who is squarely in favour of the council's controversial plans so not a balanced summary. I have also lost a loved one but that does not really change anything."

I am sorry for your loss.

I have to disagree with you, it provides a balanced summary of how the situation has developed to date.

"Burial, or rather the provision of it, is very political in a densely populated urban area - there can only ever be a finite area for this. If you do have loved ones buried on these sites then you should know that the council (Southwark) intend reusing these graves (older than 75 years) for new burials which they will sell London-wide".

And a process is in place to contact those affected.

Before doing that though they are removing trees including a section of woodland contiguous with the One Tree Hill nature reserve - this will scar the hillside. They are already removing mature trees from the Old Cemetery.

The area being cleared in COC was an overgrown and neglected area by Southwark Council. It is not nor has it ever been a wood.

"Note also that there is a large new space allocated for burial already on the old Nursery site. It beggars belief that yet more space should be desperately needed now but this is another example of how historic mismanagement continues to this day."