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Wildlife

Some of the animals found in the wildlife area: 1] Mammals fox badger field mouse vole bat muntjack deer 2] Birds (* means this bird is on the RSPB amber list) Blackbird Songthrush Swift Swallow Blue tit Gret tit Long tailed tit Garden Warbler Willow Warbler Sedge Warbler Greenfinch Kingfisher* Goldfinch * Lesser spotted woodpecker Little Owl Blackcap Mallard Moorhen Mute swan Reed Bunting Robin 3] Reptiles Grass snake lizard 4] Amphibians Frog newt 5]Invertebrates include: Tortoishell butterfly Peacock butterfly Brimstone butterfly Meadow brown Small blue Moths Beetles Spiders Snails Dragonflies Damselflies Bees Hoverflies   TREES AT THE WILLOWS (*information about trees - the willows, the lime avenue, the chestnut, the poplar, trees with Tree Preservation Orders)

LOSS OF HABITAT and AMENITY The site in question has never been truly "Brownfield" as most people would understand the term, having contained very few buildings of a permanent nature. Since the disappearance of the caravan site and the Mill, over a decade ago, the site has undergone natural regeneration and we are informed by an expert ecologist that it is now "an excellent wildlife area." We therefore reject the findings of a survey recently submitted to the Council which labelled the site as being of "low ecological value." Housing development would eliminate much of the wildlife from this area and destroy its natural amenity value. Both have come to be greatly appreciated by local people, though they accept that the site could be tidied up.