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This is an important question, I supported sea eagle release in Norfolk a decade ago, good friends either did or did not, still think it is valid, but @NHarnser and others have suggested expanding Dutch population might colonise. https://twitter.com/bramblebotanist/status/1352901830074916865
What worries me is that reintroduction is not going to alter the current pressure developers are creating here in North Norfolk. Ken Hill is a great project and I know the people involved see the big picture, I don’t think sea eagles detract from issues, but how can the passion
translate into action in the face of indifferent local council, developer friendly planning policy, land sales from local farmers to developers. Two million pound houses are a local trend, an important part of habitat connectivity is somebodies money making project.
Connecting Ken Hill to Holme with high quality habitat in a corridor is vital, the North Norfolk coast has many protected sites, we need to connect those to the heathland nr Dersingham and Roydon, to the Brecks.
These restoration and connectivity projects are vital, do high profile reintroductions help this.
Because this is what we are seeing in Norfolk https://twitter.com/russellb1ggs/status/1352941724436459521
Is this a battle we should fight?
read local feedback to council
https://somersetnewsroom.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/final-feedback-for-publication2.pdf https://twitter.com/sranews/status/1351470845852577792
read local feedback to council
https://somersetnewsroom.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/final-feedback-for-publication2.pdf https://twitter.com/sranews/status/1351470845852577792
The levels should be restored as a wetland, the current trend seems to be increased arable, nature reserves in an increasingly intensive agricultural landscape.
Anybody who imagines that this flooding does not empower those who want more engineering, Parret barrage, conversion to amenity river, marinas
The problem is we want to ‘improve things’ others in society have a different idea of what ‘improvement’ is, they have money,
The problem is we want to ‘improve things’ others in society have a different idea of what ‘improvement’ is, they have money,
Motivation, see gain, it represents a human tradition to control environment. Do we fight a dredging operation in a rather unnatural river, and risk the public support for conservation gains?
A lot of people will reply the floods by Burrow Bridge only impact 100 houses (still misery) but Somerset people know the River Tone flowing into Parrett there has other potential issues.
Taunton has a flooding history
Taunton has a flooding history
Restoration, connectivity, buffers, habitat are vital, natural processes are vital.
Beavers have a place
Beavers have a place
Peat bogs do
River restoration does
As does buffers and restoration in intensive landscapes
Former Fens are huge human created landscapes, they are complex and unless we move towns will remain complex even if restored.
We have created an intensive food producing landscape, habitat gone, huge amounts of fertiliser (NPK)
As such wild animals have abundant food
Low density predators will not control a population boom caused by our crops which provide abundant food during winter shortage.
It will also not change this
