Biosphere bid to protect Sussex countryside (From The Argus)

More meaningless ecobabble, and further money being wasted that should be used to preserve front line services. How much is it this time? £150,000K or more? There's already at least one new permanent post in B&H Council devoted to this objective.

If you're worried about protection, we're already in the National Park.

This seems all about egos again rather than action, or indeed knowledge. In fact, Brighton & Hove Council has still not published its crucial Local Biodiversity Action Plan, after more than a decade.

The Council recycles fewer materials now than it did, and recycling rates have fallen. They even recommend alien invasive species like Virginia Creeper on their planting list for biodiversity, and have cut down huge swathes of oak in Wild Park without a felling licence, and now propose to clear more, removing ash trees and more oaks etc. etc.

This is yet another Green vanity project, for which we'll be picking up the bill, backed by very little knowledge or appreciation of the landscape and environment.

Biosphere.... great band. "Substrata" is well worth a listen.

fredflintstone1 wrote:
More meaningless ecobabble, and further money being wasted that should be used to preserve front line services. How much is it this time? £150,000K or more? There's already at least one new permanent post in B&H Council devoted to this objective. If you're worried about protection, we're already in the National Park. This seems all about egos again rather than action, or indeed knowledge. In fact, Brighton & Hove Council has still not published its crucial Local Biodiversity Action Plan, after more than a decade. The Council recycles fewer materials now than it did, and recycling rates have fallen. They even recommend alien invasive species like Virginia Creeper on their planting list for biodiversity, and have cut down huge swathes of oak in Wild Park without a felling licence, and now propose to clear more, removing ash trees and more oaks etc. etc. This is yet another Green vanity project, for which we'll be picking up the bill, backed by very little knowledge or appreciation of the landscape and environment.

Rather like biology meets media studies. A load of self appointed experts
gratifying each others egos. What the area needs is protecting from them. the Wild park is a good example, still the sheperd must be laughing all the way to the bank.