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A post this week from the CDA mentions our precious biodiversity for invertebrates (example: the rare Brown Diving Beetle). This is important in the context of this report on the global collapse of species.
The Fawley proposal currently includes building 120 homes in the National Park on a Site of Importance to Nature Conservation SINC, a coastal grazing marsh adjacent to but not part of the Power Station site. Sticking a total of 1500 homes at the bottom of the A326 cul de sac will exacerbate traffic problems, and also lead to greater road use across the Forest on some of the most animal accident prone routes, this does not take into account the other strategic sites near Marchwood.
We object to the current proposal as building on a SINC within a National Park and the scale of the rest of the development alongside NFDC's broader plans are unacceptable. This is a part of NFDC's Local Plan to build 10,500 homes within the district over 10 years, by their own estimate 3-4 fold increase in the rate of new houses. 13 of 20 Strategic sites are on green belt (including Blashford Meadows which the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust object directly next to their nature reserve Blashford Lakes). The plans will result in between 1 and 2 million additional visitor days per year on the Forest.
Fawley power station set to be blown up
dailyecho.co.uk
A HUGE industrial complex will be blown up to make way for almost 1,400 homes under plans submitted by a Hampshire consortium.The Friends of the Forest support many conservation efforts, but here's some tasks for those who want to get your hands dirty😃.Do you want to spend more time being active outside? Maybe you want to learn a new skill and meet like-minded people?
The New Forest Land Advice Service are looking for volunteers to help clear invasive scrub from grasslands and woodlands.
For more info or to book your space, contact Richard our Volunteer Co-ordinator using the details on the poster below.