Representation by Dr Adam Hudson
- Date submitted
- 14 March 2021
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
I am writing to emplore you to reject the The London Resort project. It is well documented that the UK has decimanted its natural habitat and has suffered huge biodiversiaty loss, yet here we are facing yet another project that will destroy a key natural site. Surely it is telling that Natural England have recommended Swanscombe be declared a Site of Special Scientific Interest? This decision isn't taken lightly, and is not just a trivial gesture. Surely we, and in this case you, owe it to future generations to protect and preserve such sites so they can enjoy them too? And this is before mentioning the creatures that call this place home. This includes 15 red-listed Birds of Conservation Concern and 12 Species of Principal Importance- including Marsh harriers, Bearded tit, Nightingales and Black Redstart. 13 nationally scarce vascular plant species have been found at Swanscombe, including 5 red-listed species such as the Man orchid. Surely these are reasons enough in themselves? Do you really want our children to live in a lifeless, concrete environment with almost no biodiversity? I am asking you to step up and be counted here, and not bow to the all too powerful, soulless commercial pressures. thank you Dr Adam Hudson