22 JANUARY 1983, Page 19

One good word

Sir: I gather from last week's Spectator that You have a poor opinion of Mr Michael Heseltine. May I put in one good word for him? At least he stopped the planting of conifers on the south side of Ingleborough. A small matter perhaps, but the decision gratified all lovers of the noble mountain. Geoffrey Brook

153 Beeston Road, Leeds, Yorkshire