I CANNOT tell you how opposed I am to the proposed deer cull in and around Ashdown Forest just because of an increase in car accidents.

Having been involved in a couple of near misses involving deer myself, I was able to take avoiding action because I was driving within the 40mph speed limit, in fact I think the speed limit should be reduced.

The message being, if you are in a hurry, do not travel across the forest. I do not think the answer to this problem is to kill these wonderful animals.

After all they were there long before the motor car.

Also I suspect the damage to crops and trees is negligible.

If anyone is interested in forming an action committee to try to prevent this through your newspaper then I am willing to give up some of my time to support it. We must do all we can to preserve these animals.

Rob Kyle

Horsted Keynes