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Critical tests lie ahead
for vulnerable sites

As pressure increases to build new homes, Skylarks are safe at
wildlife sites which previously enjoyed Rampisham Down.
protection are coming under threat Elsewhere the fight

The Wildlife Trusts are continues
working across the UK to
protect wild places from an All development
increasing number of potentially should
harmful developments. contribute to
nature’s recovery
Sites of Special Scientific Interest
and Local Wildlife Sites are
designed to protect the very best
of our wildlife. They are the
essential basis for nature’s recovery.

So whilst we work with
developers wherever possible (see
pp8-9) we will also campaign
against developments that are
simply in the wrong place.

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for an Environment Act (see
wildlifetrusts.org/EnvironmentAct).

Threatened
Lodge Hill, Kent
kent wt Nightingales v
Kent Wildlife Trust is Kent Wildlife TrustStephen Trotter, new town: which
opposing a plan to build Director, The Wildlife
thousands of new homes Trusts England, says: will win?
on a site with one of the “Lodge Hill is a test of
UK’s largest populations of whether the Government is
nightingales. committed to its stated
aim of leaving the natural
Chattenden Woods and environment in a better
Lodge Hill SSSI is a state than this generation
nationally important area inherited it. We should be
of ancient woodland and celebrating sites like Lodge
rare grassland. Its owner Hill, not building on them.”
(the Ministry of Defence)
and Medway Council want Help at kentwildlifetrust.
to build a new town on it. org.uk/lodge-hill

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