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Sanctuary
One of the first things I noticed when I moved to Accy were the abundance of what I considered rare birds, ones that I used to see down south but are no more!!! The lapwing, snipe, even the tiny wren have all but vanished from the southern part of the country.
I was recently reminded of this thanks to Willow in another thread who said:
" But to get back to the point about what we can be proud of. I think we sometimes take things for granted and don't really think about them until someone else mentions them. For instance the nature reserve at Foxhill Bank which has amongst other birds, herons and kingfishers. This leaves me again thinking that there has got to be scope for creating an oasis in Accy around the river (Grange Lane/Oak St)"
Does anyone know of any conservation projects in the area to protect the environment of birds? and is it likely that the H.B.C, could get involved to help?
If there was a "high" when I moved to Accy, it was certainly the amount of wild life I had not seen for 35 years or more down south.
As a child, these sights were accepted as part of the countryside and in ignorance, expected them to be there forever..........but they disappeared. I know I will be slated yet again as a "bloody foreigner" by referring to my southern origins but my ignorance in youth has given me the experience to expect the worst from "Progression!"
In another thread, I criticised about the the growth of industry outwards rather than compacting new factories on the site of old so as not to disturb virgin land, This is a major factor in the demise of wild life in the south, but can anything be done up here to continue your childrens memory of British wildlife as they remember as a child????
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