Representation by Catherine Lake
- Date submitted
- 18 March 2021
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
I wish to object strongly to the use of Swanscombe Marshes to build the London Resort Theme Park. This area comprises a range of habitats including coast, saltmarsh, wetlands, grassland and scrub that collectively contain an outstanding range of different species. These include 1000's of types of invertebrate, more than 250 of which are of conservation concern and threatened birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians. Although designated a brownfield site, it has evolved into an area of the highest quality for wildlife and should be designated an SSSI. The developers claim that areas will remain undeveloped and enhanced - in practice that will mean reduced, fragmented and disturbed. There is a biodiversity crisis, an impending mass extinction. We need to allow wildlife space to exist naturally and to learn about and value it. And humans need wilderness, not a few sterile and crowded areas that are left over after most of the land has been built on.