Representation by Miranda Davies
- Date submitted
- 19 March 2021
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
I think it is wrong to build a theme park at Swanacombe, because the site hosts several rare and critically endangered species (such as the jumping spider) which the theme park would threaten. The UK is the 189th most degraded country in the world in terms of biodiversity, and we cannot continue to imperil the few pockets of species-rich habitat we have left. It's hard to see how constructing a theme park on a site recently recommended for SSSI designation can be justified, let alone in a country with so little biodiversity left. In the long term, protecting nature (and all the ecosystem, mental health, and health services it provides) is far more valuable to our population than a theme park.