Representation by Lynne McNulty
- Date submitted
- 25 March 2021
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
England is one of the most nature depleted countries in the world. The situation is now very serious and the pandemic has highlighted how important our natural spaces are for our mental and physical well being. This site hosts a range of red listed birds including nightingales and bearded tits. It has a huge number of invertebrates that are rare and endangered and also rare plant species. One can also see mammals such as bats including the barbastelle. Natural England have recommended that the site be declared an SSSI stating that the “Swanscombe Peninsula is an exceptional and exemplar site in a unique location within the ecological context of the Thames Estuary.” To allow this special place to become an amusement park would be short term thinking of the very worst kind.