English Nature

[bandaid]

Read in the E&E on Saturday that English Nature are concerned that by building a speedway track at Haldon would mean that a small area of gorse would have to be removed thus harming wildlife. From what I can see it won't harm wildlife at all, just look at the birds of pray that hover around the motorways.
But they are intent on fighting the planing application that has been submitted, surely there is something better to waste there money on ;D ;D

[Clumsy Rumsey]

Just been reading that they are going to build an airport in South Africa which will wipe out the breeding grounds of 3 million Barn swallows which will in turn lead to no more swallows over here in the UK! STill, thanks to Englsh Nature, three dormice and a Dartford warbler will still be freely seen around the Haldon area!

[Ivan.m]

If this is correct information,i will supply 3 Brushcutters to clear the gorse,and 2 twelve bore shotguns for me and Mr Rumsey yo clear the site of any wildlife,then throw a free barbeque of hawks and rabbits for the forum bunch.
How about that for a grin ;D ;D

[towbar]

My understanding is,from a conversation with David Short, its even more silly. The area under discussion currently doesnt have any fully grown gorse bushes just some shoots which MAY grow into gorse bushes.

I was watching Johnny Kngdom on Exmoor on Beeb 1 last night and it is practice there to burn the gorse every spring to rejuvenate the other plants.

[Peregrinner]

Don't burn the gorse.


It might attract some rare moths.

[towbar]

I dont know why EN are so concerned, at Trelawny the birds used to flock in on a Tuesday starting late afternoon and line up around the cliffs waiting to raid the scraps left overnight.

I suppose they would say that this wasnt "natural" food.

I have also been talking to Bill Hancock at Somerset and he said that the wildlife on the farm has increased dramatically since the track was built. The grass banks provide sheltered cover for all sorts of wildlife that were never there before.