Representation by Peter Griffiths
- Date submitted
- 27 March 2021
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
I live a stone's throw away from Swanscombe marshes. A major reason for choosing to live where I am was the wonderful array of wildlife that inhabits this former collection of quays wharves etc. Although it is a brownfield site its is now populated by a rich and varied community of animals and plants, including nationally rare species many of which are are listed on recent surveys by Kent Wildlife Trust and Buglife. Over the last year of covid 19 restrictions, there has been an increasing recognition of the importance of wildlife and biodiversity. Not only for the ecological health of our environment but also for human wellbeing and in particular mental health. It would, quite honestly, be a travesty with this current recognition to degrade and destroy these rich and diverse habitats and associated communities. Please Please rethink your plans for this naturally rich and irreplaceable area of land which is a treasure for the local community and in the wider contex of animal sustanability.