WE have had cases of dogs dying after been taken for walks within the New Forest, people being seriously ill after charity events involving water, schoolchildren with tummy bugs and a lack of wildlife such as rabbits, squirrels, birds, bees and even deer.

Trees seem to be dying, as are many garden shrubs.

Does it not point to contamination of the water/rain and pollution of the air?

And what do we do? Still have so-called controlled burning which destroys saplings, gorse etc. Why must human beings meddle?

RICHARD GRANT, Burley.