Representation by Peter Riley
- Date submitted
- 13 March 2021
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
This site is of national importance for wildlife hence the Natural England proposal to declare it a SSSI. There are many good reasons for this including the over 250 invertebrate species of conservation concern on the site, the 15 red-listed bird species and the 13 nationally rare vascular plants. The invertebrate species include bees, wasps, spiders, and beetles. This is no doubt at least in part due to the rare combination of habitats on the site which includes scrub, grassland, wetlands and coastal areas. The shocking decline in wildlife across the UK is now well-documented and is particularly evident in the south of the UK - applications of this nature illustrate one of the reasons why this is happening. Given the above I urge that this application be firmly rejected.