| Re: Wildlife Heritage Site Survey
maybe the "wildlife people" by which i assume you mean EN (now Natural england) or the wildlife trust felt that the canal would have been better left unrestored - there are many "derelict" canals that are havens for wildlife (vis cromford canal in derbyshire for instance) where restoration and boat use would be an unmitigated disaster
In jennys case i think you have little to worry about , the ERC has very little power to do anything and is probably just interested in surveying the species found in the area - if they did fond a rare or protected species you would have to take this into account during your gardening opperations , but i am sure that as a responsible wildlife gardener you would want to take account of rare species in any case.
like julie said if you have concerns arrange a face to face with the ERC staff before giving your okay
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