[Wild-Woman]

Originally Posted by Paul mabbott

Absolutely true, Gill.
Unfortunately the planning authorities don't always take note of ecological surveys. I won't list all the brownfield sites along the Thames and Lea valleys that have gone under housing or road or superstores with car parks - still happening now at Thurrock.
Also, the planners don't take in concepts such as wildlife corridors.
It isn't helped by organisations like CPRE protesting about building on farmland (which often has no biological value at all) and saying that *all* development should be on urban 'wasteland'!

As usual, it boils down to the root of all evil-money.