A site entrance has gone in at both ends of the field ready for earth movers etc.
I know all of you who follow this blog will be as concerned as me that there are signs the field where the Edgeley Road voles live might be developed. It's a spectacular habitat, not just for water voles but for otters, both of which are protected species, and barn owls, water shrews, weasels and kestrels, to name but a few of the wild animals who use this site.
However, I know the landowner is on board with the voles, and fully aware of the law regarding water voles and their habitat, and will make sure full mitigation measures are followed.
Oh god, this just keeps happening , doesn't it? How depressing. I hope they aren't using rehoming them to another site as an excuse to develop the land. All the evidence I've seen is that those kinds of relocations don't work, and the follow up checks aren't done properly either. Is the development a done deal?
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