Representation by Diane Jaques
- Date submitted
- 30 March 2021
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
Swanscombe peninsula has been designated a site of specific scientific interest but even if it wasn’t we know that a very rare jumping spider lives here and many different rare bugs and wildlife . Once we take the places these species live we cannot replace them. I grew up here and know this area as the Swanscombe marshes. Not the most pleasant of places when I was a child it has, as nature tends to when left to its own devices, adapted and diversified into a magnificent home, full of rare bugs and spiders. It has become a favourite for bird watchers ! We don’t have many places for birds to thrive in Dartford! Also , bees are having a difficult time at the moment. Dartford has seen so much growth in housing and development destroying the plants and flowers that these amazing insects need to thrive. This unique habitat must be protected - we cannot replace it. Once it’s gone, it’s gone along with all the wonderful wildlife that lives there.