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BBC News
20-03-2025
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Wildlife Trusts object to new homes plan near Peterborough
A conservation manager says plans to develop thousands of homes close to a nature reserve will "undermine nature recovery in the area".The Wildlife Trust in Cambridgeshire has objected to a proposal north of Castor and Ailsworth, in Peterborough City Council's draft local development would see homes built near Castor Hanglands National Nature Reserve, which would have a "devastating impact" and create a barrier to species moving around the landscape, the trust Baker said the proposed land, owned by Homes England, would be better suited as a green lung for Peterborough and provide some "much needed accessible natural greenspace". The city council has been approached for comment. The 90-hectare (222-acre) nature reserve, managed by Natural England, is a habitat for rare plants and butterflies and includes woodlands, grasslands, scrub and wetlands. The Wildlife Trust added it had one of the most species-rich ponds in England and many of the species there were first recorded by the poet John Clare, who lived nearby and regularly visited more than 200 years manager Mr Baker added that the land near the reserve was an "inherently unsustainable location" to develop."No significant new strategic green infrastructure has been provided for Peterborough since the early 1980s and Ferry Meadows Country Park is already very busy before the new residents have arrived," he said."A nature-focussed use of the land would help to deliver nature recovery in line with Government national environmental objectives to reverse species decline by 2030, the Local Nature Recovery Strategy which the council is signed up to, and the John Clare Countryside Vision which has been developed by conservation groups and local communities." Follow Cambridgeshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
Yahoo
24-02-2025
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Consultation on region's nature strategy launched
A six-week public consultation on an environmental strategy for the Liverpool City Region has been launched. Mayor Steve Rotheram has urged people to contribute to the Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS), saying there has been "a worrying decline in our habitats and biodiversity" over the past decades. "The Local Nature Recovery Strategy is about turning the tide, identifying the best ways to restore and enhance habitats, and ensuring that nature can thrive across our region." Local officials say the area has experienced a 5% loss of land habitats since the 1980s "including 10% of its most biodiverse grasslands". The Liverpool City Region contains four internationally recognised wetlands and 18 sites of special scientific interest. Among them is Formby, famous for its red squirrel colony, and the beaches along the Wirral coastline. The consultation will run until 6 April. Listen to the best of BBC Radio Merseyside on BBC Sounds and follow BBC Merseyside on Facebook, X, and Instagram, and watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer. Plan to reverse 'post-industrial' wildlife decline
BBC News
23-02-2025
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Liverpool City Region consultation on region's nature launched
A six-week public consultation on an environmental strategy for the Liverpool City Region has been Steve Rotheram has urged people to contribute to the Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS), saying there has been "a worrying decline in our habitats and biodiversity" over the past decades."The Local Nature Recovery Strategy is about turning the tide, identifying the best ways to restore and enhance habitats, and ensuring that nature can thrive across our region."Local officials say the area has experienced a 5% loss of land habitats since the 1980s "including 10% of its most biodiverse grasslands". The Liverpool City Region contains four internationally recognised wetlands and 18 sites of special scientific them is Formby, famous for its red squirrel colony, and the beaches along the Wirral consultation will run until 6 April. Listen to the best of BBC Radio Merseyside on BBC Sounds and follow BBC Merseyside on Facebook, X, and Instagram, and watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer.
BBC News
08-02-2025
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Leicestershire: Mink 'control' policy in bid to save water voles
A policy to control invasive minks in Leicestershire and Rutland in a bid to protect water vole populations has been Friday, Leicestershire County Council's cabinet passed the plan to support the conservation of water voles, which environmental groups say have declined by 97% nationally since 1950, largely due to mink.A document explaining the policy states only live-capture traps can be used on minks and any non-target species must be released adds that methods to "capture and dispatch" mink are "humane, safe and targeted". The authority said while there is no definitive answer on the population of mink in Leicestershire, there has been a decline due to ongoing mink council said this new scheme allows for a common policy across Leicestershire and Rutland to control mink population.A council spokesperson said mink control is "a national issue" and "an important part of ensuring endangered water vole populations can recover".The spokesperson added: "We have identified the water vole as a priority species in our Local Nature Recovery Strategy and are working with the Water Vole Recovery project to help boost their numbers in Leicestershire."Any work to control mink in the county would follow the highest national standards and would not be a threat to any other animals." The policy document explains The Leicestershire and Rutland Water Vole Steering Group (LRWVSG) consists of a partnership of organisations committed to native wildlife conservation The group has an agreed vision to support water vole recovery in the two counties, which includes the "humane control" of mink are a semi-aquatic mammal and females can enter burrows to hunt water voles, which are unable to escape, the county council species is native to North America, but was brought to Britain in the 1920s to be farmed for escaped and others were released by animal rights activists.
