Representation by Emma Byrne
- Date submitted
- 28 March 2021
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
As a member of the RSPCA Inspectorate for over 20 years I have seen the surrounding area grow in both housing and industry/retail and the impact that this has had on biodiversity in the region. All SSI sites are unimaginably important, but those in the south east, are increasingly under pressure from our never ending expansion. I have seen the number of species decline and those that have maintained have been squeezed into fewer and fewer isolated pockets, limiting the genetic diversity of each. We simply cannot afford to loose this site.