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Imagine it's 2050 and nature in the UK is thriving. What is different from now?
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28/09/2022
Anonymous:
More biodiversity and protection for habitats
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30/09/2022
Elizabeth
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30/09/2022
Christina Downey
Locally- less mowing everywhere, more wildflowers and insects. Larger hedges with trees and thriving bird populations. Nationally - National Parks that are properly managed for wildlife and biodiversity.
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30/09/2022
Anonymous:
Plant corridors for insects and animals. Reduce mono culture farming. Support small holdings and composting in cities
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30/09/2022
Nina
Ban the cutting down of trees and hedges in nesting time, which runs pretty much from February to October. This will help restore both bird and insect populations.
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30/09/2022
Martine
Stop homeowners from concreting over their gardens with resulting loss in biodiversity
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30/09/2022
Roger
Connecting habitats and wildlife corridors in towns and country.
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30/09/2022
Pamela
Agree, protection of nature must be prioritised at all levels of production and action taken to rectify damage done so far.
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30/09/2022
sara allerton
it will take extremely drastic measures and extremely urgently to remove introduced species and stop constant interference with nature - that this could be achieved by 2050 i sincerely doubt but wish that it would happen as it is vital to our health and the health of our land and crops
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30/09/2022
lynsey howell it's a no brainer without this measure all else fails this is the foundation stone upon which all other efforts rest
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30/09/2022
Anonymous:
I’ve had an idea of making motorways green by creating corridors of trees and plants alongside and in very teal reservations. Some countries do this. Also in long term, thought about creating massive green tunnels for motorways with living roofs so we hide cars altogether!
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30/09/2022
Joe
Unfortunately our current government seems to have deeply opposing priorities. They are willing anf sadly now able to deregulate protections for habitats and species. This should not and more to the point cannot be allowed to happen. Please add your voice by contacting your local MP to tell them how strongly you oppose this move. If they fail to listen then use your power to remove them at the next general election.
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30/09/2022
Judi Davenport
Enshrine within a law that cannot be revoked all the protected areas we currently have and add to it more areas
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30/09/2022
Laura
Increasing biodiversity with more trees and green spaces with pollinators in cities so that the links between urban and rural is increased and as result nature can thrive. Rural biodiversity is key as well so reducing all insecticides and pesticides and farming in harmony with nature that our soils become rich again.
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30/09/2022
Gersldine
I agree
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30/09/2022
Sylvia
I totally agree with all this.
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30/09/2022
Emoke Kolumban
Yes, Absolutely! I hope that will happen in the future.
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30/09/2022
Audrey Youngman
Love the idea of green corridors for insects and wild life.
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30/09/2022
Graene
Completely agree with all the comment. Hedgerows need to be manaed better for wildlife.Flailing should be banned. Any spare areas should be used to re-introduce lost wildflower and concentrate on foodplants and not just nectar. Farms should be further empowered to help protect wildlife. Maybe intorduce a wildlife friendly farm assured sticker monitored by wildlife groups?
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30/09/2022
Katie
This is essential
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30/09/2022
Amanda
We want flocks of birds without number, butterflies in every bush, wild flowers everywhere, lynx prowling the forests, wild cats hiding in the shadows, white storks circling overhead and turtle doves purring in every hedge. Oh! And the nights full of nightingale song
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30/09/2022
Anne
Definitely more protection for habitats - let’s end the endless destruction of ancient woodland.
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30/09/2022
Steph
Less mowing, more native plants and shrubs—coordinated regionally to give birds and pollinators safe places to rest as they travel.
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01/10/2022
John
Collars on cats with a bell. Love em or not they are devastating wildlife. Stretchy collars will keep them safe but make enough noise to give creatures a chance. Stop importing exotic animals from around the world.
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Lorna
Got my vote
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Christopher
Totally support this aim.
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Alison
Totally agree. Less is definitely more when it comes to mowing.
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NEIL
More enforcement and legislation to ensure farmland and rural countryside is being protected. More hedgegrows native trees and wildlife corridors. If the farming community can't be bothered to safeguard nature, what chance do the cities have?
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Francis
Fully agree - especially for SSSIs which are in need of substantial help
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Patricia
Stop highways & railways felling trees
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Vanessa
Yes, yes and yes to all of these ideas. It's heartening to read how much people care. Without nature I would cease to exist. It is fundamental to my wellbeing.
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01/10/2022
Complete change of people's attitudes so Nature now comes first for everyone.
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01/10/2022
James
Absolutely - we need protection that protects - the protection for example given to birds of prey is a farce and we need real deeterents along side education to make peole value everything from Harriers to tadpoles Ban all tree felling unless PROVEN dangerous we can not wait 50 years to grow more we need to conserve waht we have. All trees must be protected and prosecutions for those who destroy them. Ponds heaths moors estuaries all need protection this begins by halting population growth - which is unsustainable - and making sure Nature has a place to exist
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01/10/2022
Anonymous:
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Helen
Plant more trees, use roadside verges as wildlife havens
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01/10/2022
absolutly the right thing to do
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Sylvia
Reduce the mowing of verges and make it illegal to cut hedges more than every 5 years. Also make it illegal to dig up a hedge. Make farmers leave strips of land around and through there fields that are left to grow native flowers and grasses.
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01/10/2022
Christina
Less cutting the grass, who cares if the motorway verges are neatly mown . More wildflower areas.
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01/10/2022
Paul Baldry
ONCE A WILDLIFE AREA IS CREATED, NO MATTER, WHO, NO MATTER WHAT, IT CAN NEVER, EVER BE CHANGED, IT WILL REMAIN A WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AREA, PERIOD.
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01/10/2022
Carol
Yes!!!!
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02/10/2022
Planning applications for SSSIs should not be allowed
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02/10/2022
Rosie Mackenzie
Any farmer using destructive practices should lose the right to own land.
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02/10/2022
Rosie Mackenzie
Access to nature should be basic human right.
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Sarah
Ban astroturf!
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Polly:
This needs to happen NOW not sometime in the future! Banning the cutting down of trees and hedges during nesting times February-October with heavy fines in place for any that ignore this.
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03/10/2022
Paula
Discourage the use of plastic grass, which seems to be increasing in popularity.
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03/10/2022
Lisa
More restrictions and checks on cutting down and removing trees, hedges and gardens.
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03/10/2022
Maria
Stop fighting and controlling nature. Don’t let developers net hedges and trees. Don’t let them remove hedges and trees when developing land. Make them integrate new build into existing landscapes
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03/10/2022
Caroline
We need protections in place that cannot be removed by the government
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Caroline
We need laws that protect nature that are enforced cannot be removed by governments or individuals. Ecocide should be taken seriously
Imagine it's 2050 and nature in the UK is thriving. What is different from now?
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29/09/2022
Anonymous:
There are less plastics around which consumers are forced into buying, consumers have more power to make greener choices!
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30/09/2022
Bill
Less plastic,
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30/09/2022
Brian
Get rid of needless plastic packaging
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30/09/2022
Nina
Absolutely agree with ditching plastics.
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30/09/2022
Mike
Supermarkets use packaging to force customers to buy in quantity, which adds food waste to plastic waste. This practice needs to end.
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30/09/2022
Jane Steward
Absolutely, This is a key to moving forward
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30/09/2022
Roger
Reducing reliance on plastics is essential.
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30/09/2022
Linda
Yes
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30/09/2022
Holly
100%
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Ann
Yes lots less plastic and other waste
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30/09/2022
Gemma
Definitely reduce plastic or even recycle it more. Also make supermarkets sell things loose
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30/09/2022
Pamela
All manufacturers led items should have an end of life plan with profits taxed to pay for dealing with them. We cannot continue to consume items with no thought of where they end up.
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30/09/2022
Fiona
Spot on!
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30/09/2022
sara allerton
our windscreens might again be covered in insects as they were in my childhood, we might enjoy swimming in the sea with no poo in it etc etc
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30/09/2022
we have quickly got used to using less plastic and taking our own bags for shopping. Keep it up and get manufacturers to be more proactive
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30/09/2022
Anonymous:
Absolutely agree.
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30/09/2022
Louise
Completely agree- so much less plastic packaging in France because it's stricter. Stop negotiating!!
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30/09/2022
Kathy
This is surely a no-brainer. I am 60, and when I was little, no food came in plastic at all. We survived perfectly well without it. It was only when supermarkets got big that plastic appeared everywhere.
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30/09/2022
Joanne
Yes, really important.
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30/09/2022
Stephen
Just ban single use plastic….. we managed without it for thousands of years….. reuse and recycle….
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30/09/2022
I am trying to avoid buying plastic, but supermarkets don't make it easy. For example, going into my local supermarket (Asda) I'm still faced with shelves of plastic bottles - why can't juice be sold in cartons or other materials?
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Judi Davenport
Doing my best to ditch it using refill shops and buying the loose fruit and veg
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30/09/2022
Marian
Leave well alone in many cases. There is too much concrete, too much tidying up, too much intervention that affects the very lives of other creatures.
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30/09/2022
Eric
Far too much unnecessary packaging.
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30/09/2022
Laura
WE have the ability to use less plastic and create packaging in harmony with nature. More investment in environmentally friendly packaging is essential. The green choice should be the main choice not for the few.
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30/09/2022
Jo
Supermarkets and manufacturers need to be forced to use less plastic in their packaging. It should not always be down to the consumer's choices
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30/09/2022
Jackie
We need to get rid of plastic - it’s a blight on our environment.
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30/09/2022
carolyn
Ban single use plastic, provide pure public drinking water, pop the profit of big business, provide affordable rents for those selling supplies grown or made locally, Smile at strangers as well as friends.
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30/09/2022
Deborah
Totally agree with ditching the single use plastics and unnecessary plastic packaging, what's wrong with paper bags?!
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30/09/2022
Agree.
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30/09/2022
Stephen
If aliens were looking down on earth, they would think: wow these humans are really stupid, they pollute the air, land and seas that they rely on to live.
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30/09/2022
Geraldine
Ban single use plastics but also clean up the rubbish that is already there. It is a National and global disgrace
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30/09/2022
Emoke Kolumban
I 100% agree.
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30/09/2022
Javier Rubio
Love it
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30/09/2022
Ian
We are polluting the planet and killing wildlife with oup platic, governments and business need to do far more to eradicate this aful problem.
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30/09/2022
Carmen
I totally agree. I would tax plastics to make them the less affordable option and be tough on all littering. We need to create a culture that despises plastics and outlaws littering.
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30/09/2022
Agnetha
Makes sense. Most packaging is surplus and irrelevant.
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30/09/2022
Anonymous:
While plastics are important, they are not they key driver of biodiversity loss. I would focus on land use change, overexploitation or climate change.
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30/09/2022
Louise
Yep get rid of needless plastic
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30/09/2022
Anita Roberts
I hope plastic packaging will soon become a thing of the past and that the existing pollution it has caused may be cleaned up as far as possible.
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30/09/2022
Mark
Strongly need to avoid single use plastics.
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Charlotte Clift
totally agree!
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30/09/2022
Hannah
Very much agree - and subsidising these greener choices as well so people with all levels of income are able to make these decisions.
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30/09/2022
Hanora Jones
Less plastics from the top down. Needs to be legislated to change
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30/09/2022
Anonymous:
Plastic should be legislated against! We survived without it for thousands of years. Leave it for medical equipment that must be sterile, not food and drink.
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30/09/2022
Jess
Drives me mad to see things like bananas in plastic packaging, should be banned, that one change would be a huge impact
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30/09/2022
Nicola
There is far too much plastic packaging, and it needs to be banned as the general public don't know what to do with it most of the time. Even if it makes it to recycling, much is sent abroad.
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30/09/2022
Clare
What's really annoying is that the organic veg in the supermarket is nearly always wrapped in plastic. But I hear that pesticide is still more destructive than plastic, so shall continue buying organic where possible. Veg boxes are a great idea, but can't provide everything.
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30/09/2022
Tamasine
Let's go one step further... We're citizens not consumers!
What do you love about nature in the UK? What would you miss if it disappeared?
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29/09/2022
Ruth Doyle
England
I love the wildflowers that have started to appear since we stopped mowing lawns in Summer.
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30/09/2022
Chris
I am passionate about wildlife and conservation, I love being connected to nature. I strive to help other's to be as well. whether its helping Red Squirrels, Pine Martens or my love for woodlands and biodiversity in general.
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30/09/2022
Janet
as an artist I love painting landscapes, and this reflects my love of the natural world over nearly 80 years… along with many others I have noticed with horror the decline in butterflies and bees over recent years, and note that we urgently need legislation against harmful insecticides…
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30/09/2022
Sandra Price
The planet and its flora and fauna protect human mental and physical health. If we destroy all this we destroy mankind.
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30/09/2022
ELIZABETH DAWN WEAVER
As a Floral Designer/ Florist I believe that nature in all its forms helps us with our Mental and Physical well being. It is a great source of inspiration for designing and a joy and comfort when out walking in the countryside or city. All the colours and forms of flowers lift the spirits . The birds singing and feeding in the gardens are a real joy to watch and to listen to. Nature is free, priceless and we should protect, nurture and do as much as we can to ensure that the next generation can enjoy and reap all of the benefits that Nature has to offer.
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30/09/2022
Geoff
I love the diversity of environments. Ranging from the wild and woolly cliffs and seas of Cornwall, Dorset and Scotland to the rolling chslk hills of the Southdown hills.
In each and every corner of the UK there are insects, birds and mammals that make these places specisl and unique. Thie is our heritage and it belongs to all of us, including future generations. Today, we know and understand how mankind can indiscriminately affect our land and we owe it to ourselves and future generations to do all we can to protect it.
In each and every corner of the UK there are insects, birds and mammals that make these places specisl and unique. Thie is our heritage and it belongs to all of us, including future generations. Today, we know and understand how mankind can indiscriminately affect our land and we owe it to ourselves and future generations to do all we can to protect it.
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30/09/2022
Jenny
It is impossible to choose one thing as nature is interconnected and interdependent. Ancient woodlands, coastal habitats, wildflower meadows and the plants, mammals, birds and invertebrates that inhabit them are all essential and precious.
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30/09/2022
Janet
Nature is my ‘Happy’… my ‘Sanity’, where I find peace and comfort. It inspires me to keep fighting for the wellbeing of Wildlife and the Environment, however much our mad Government attempts to destroy it. Without Nature, I couldn’t survive… all the living things I treasure are linked and would disappear.
We MUST do all we can to care for our wildlife and environment, for all species. Our Government must not be allowed to destroy Nature… We must fight for it.
We MUST do all we can to care for our wildlife and environment, for all species. Our Government must not be allowed to destroy Nature… We must fight for it.
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30/09/2022
Mark
More grassy areas should be left wild
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30/09/2022
PennyJ
It’s because of the complexity and inter- relatedness- which makes it both fascinating and also so vulnerable
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30/09/2022
Brian Woods
Planet Earth supports an ecosystem that includes nature and all humans. We are all interconnected with the natural world, we are part of it. Climate Change is having a powerful effect on all life. It's an issue that no politician simply cannot ignore.
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30/09/2022
Anna
I wish the rivers were clean . I love the smell of wild garlic in the spring. I love the trees all through the year but especially the autumn colours. Meadow walks lakes
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30/09/2022
I live in an urban area however we have natural areas close by which are rich with wildlife. It's extremely important that these areas are protected for future generations.
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30/09/2022
Diane
A walk in the countryside makes me feel relaxed and gives me space to think.
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Jane
I love watching wildlife, wild plants, and sitting next to rivers and lakes. Just chilling while insects go about there essential jobs as pollinators.
If any local countryside disappears it would effect my mental health. I suffer from depression
If any local countryside disappears it would effect my mental health. I suffer from depression
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01/10/2022
Teresa
Nature is my job, my hobby, my sanity, my exercise, my food. We must unite to stop these maniacs destroying it.
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Brian
My family were able to re-engage with Nature during the Covid period and continue to do so. We love to explore the local countryside and beaches in hhe North Gower.
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Tracey
I’d miss the sights, smells, sounds and the enormous feeling of calm and happiness which being within nature provides; in my garden and allotment, walking in the countryside, hills, and the coast, swimming in clean, thriving lakes and rivers, noticing the abundance of wildlife and taking photographs of all I see.
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Angela
I’m worried that even in a remote area were I live there are less butterflies and bees than I remember 40 years ago.
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Karyn
I love the breeze through the trees; wild flowers, herbs and plants which can be gathered for eating and medicine; foxes and badgers in the garden; birds, especially those we see from our house, swifts, starlings, sparrow flocks, etc. etc. I love as much open space as possible in towns and cities; I love swimming outdoors and want free access for everyone to be able to do this in clean water
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I would miss the birds, bees, wildflowers, wild fruits. the variety of it all is marvellous!
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Andrew Dyer
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Andrew Dyer
I really appreciate the parks and areas of wild life in my locality as it definitely helps with the depression which has plagued me for the last 3+ years. We have noticed the fall in numbers of birds butterflies ladybirds and other wildlife in this area of Manchester. The Government's plans to further decimate some areas of habitat will further destroy vital places where wildlife could flourish.
I will strongly oppose such developments.
I will strongly oppose such developments.
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carole codd
I agree with all the comments made by the people in the gallery
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Elizabeth
Green. Green means nature to me. Shades of green from all the plants calm worried minds. Quiet. Quiet walks not speaking just looking and listening to breezes, thru leaves and grasses and birds and insects going about their lives help to calm one's mind and put worries to one side
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01/10/2022
Mary
How we used to complain about all the insects on our windscreens, now we have none, it just goes to show how few insects there are now. I planted a wild flower meadow earlier this year and the insects arrived, it was so lovely. At least farmers are now setting aside areas for wildlife which will be a bonus, we must look after nature it is so precious.
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01/10/2022
Annie
We owe so much of our survival to nature. We have no right to change or alter that as we think fit. As humans we could learn alot from our animals and the nature around us instead of trying to dictate what we think or shouldn't be done, and ultimately destro it!! We still have alot to learn before it's too late for our world.
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Gary William Swain
In this village we have lost all of our Hedgehogs most of our Swallows and a decline it Swift numbers. We are surrounded by intensively cultivated agricultural farmland and we lost most of our farmland birds including Linnets. Unless we improve land for wildlife we will have poorer environment, and this will have a negative effect on our nations mental health and physical wellbeing. Can we afford to lose the song of the Skylark just to make way for more housing? I say not. The Planet is suffering and is on the brink of wholesale disaster. The government must act to prevent this damage, not to encourage it.
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01/10/2022
Roger
I am so sad that no house martins nest under the eaves of our house now.
They were graceful acrobatic flyers and their arrival signalled the start of summer and made me feel so joyful. Once there were 20 nests and birds flying past our heads to feed the young. None now for 2 years.
Please let’s keep our green places allow insects to flourish and allow the few remaining swallows and swifts to nest and feed around villages and towns.
Do not let short term profits for rich developers ruin our future
They were graceful acrobatic flyers and their arrival signalled the start of summer and made me feel so joyful. Once there were 20 nests and birds flying past our heads to feed the young. None now for 2 years.
Please let’s keep our green places allow insects to flourish and allow the few remaining swallows and swifts to nest and feed around villages and towns.
Do not let short term profits for rich developers ruin our future
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01/10/2022
Sandy
Without the benefit of being able to wander freely in the woods and heaths of our beautiful countryside the effect on our mental health and well-being will be disastrous. We need nature in all its glory to keep us all sane.
Birds,bees, flowers, trees, all of nature is under threat from the terrible things we humans have done. We owe our existence to their continued well being. Its time to stand up and be counted. Do our bit for the future.
Birds,bees, flowers, trees, all of nature is under threat from the terrible things we humans have done. We owe our existence to their continued well being. Its time to stand up and be counted. Do our bit for the future.
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Sarah
Planted wild flower seeds in two areas this year watched bees 🐝 butterflies 🦋 and so many birds 🐦 insects too- all visiting the harden
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01/10/2022
Elen Sentier
I could not live without Nature in my life every day. It's the most important thing in the world for me.
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01/10/2022
Gina
I wish for more woodlands, winding rivers, wildflowers, everything really, and builders creating environmentally friendly garden, plus houses and commercial buildings with areas for our much loved Swifts, Swallows, House Martins etc. to nest. More about real tangible things that we can all do that collectively have clout broadcasted on the news and more gardening / environmental programmes to reach millions in the U.K. it astounds and frustrates me how oblivious people appear to be.
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01/10/2022
james
I love all of Nature from the buzzing bees to the song of a blackbird A magnificent oak to the roar or the sea. All I will not contemplate not having it - it is in my soul and i will fight tooth and claw for its right to exist-it is our base and we need it in every conceivable way.
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james
The dawn chorus - a wood in spring and autunm colour. the variety and amazing diversity of teh natural world a perfect fly agaric a swift screaming the bursting buds of a horse chestnut tree.
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Paul
I enjoy birdwatching and visiting the local countryside. I would be very upset to see more natural habitat being destroyed by new infrastructure developments.
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Carole
Wild flowers are so important for insects like bees and butterflies etc
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Rosie
I have a bird table , the different beautiful birds come to feed .
Every morning they're waiting for me to put more food out.
Truss must be the worst
Prime minister in our history . Wanting to destroy habitats for all wild life and floral . She obviously has no respect for all nature .
Every morning they're waiting for me to put more food out.
Truss must be the worst
Prime minister in our history . Wanting to destroy habitats for all wild life and floral . She obviously has no respect for all nature .
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01/10/2022
Katryn
I love places like the Brecon beacons and the Gower peninsula. I love red squirrels and badgers.
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Caroke
I am just so very sad on how the flora and fauna is heading! Nature is a must....as has been said 'No Nature, No Future'! Every year for 40 years the Swallows and Swift's filled the skies in my area. These past two years not one....so sad. Why? Is it climate change? I think so. Lets pull our socks up people please....thank you
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Mary
I love the trees, hedges, the flowers in the grass, the bird song, the scents, streams - everything.
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Jennifer
All nature, including us, is dependent on the contribution all species make towards biodiversity and the food chain for all of us. Nature is self sufficient if we leave it alone. We are not, we depend on animals for food and nature in general to cheer our surroundings. Life for us would be bleak if we allow the natural order to be disrupted.
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Jennifer
All nature, including us, is dependent on the contribution all species make towards biodiversity and the food chain for all of us. Nature is self sufficient if we leave it alone. We are not, we depend on animals for food and nature in general to cheer our surroundings. Life for us would be bleak if we allow the natural order to be disrupted.
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01/10/2022
Susan Brown
It's really difficult to find a favourite inspiration from nature. Landscape, seascape, animals, insects, fish, birds... For me, billowing clouds often remind me of Botticelli pictures, fantastic animals or ships. Early morning dew, glistening on spiders' webs in the autumn sunshine. The scent of new-mown hay. The squelch of wet sand as your footprints obliterate the undulating marks made by the sea. The shapes and patterns on seashells. Birdsong. We must not destroy such wonders.
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James
Since I was a young boy of 5years old, I was always captivated by the living things around me, the birds in the sky , the flowers in the garden, pond dipping in the local gravel pits,, seeing flocks of a thousand lapwing in the fields being ploughed.
The newly fledged birds flocking together. Wild flower meadows full of butterflies, the regularity of the seasons. When weather was predictable to the day.
Nature is in our history, our language and fills our soul that we can fly with it. We are nature!
The newly fledged birds flocking together. Wild flower meadows full of butterflies, the regularity of the seasons. When weather was predictable to the day.
Nature is in our history, our language and fills our soul that we can fly with it. We are nature!
What exciting examples have you seen of people working together to restore and protect nature?
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28/09/2022
Dylan
Wales
I've seen people turning urban spaces into little community gardens.
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30/09/2022
Christina Downey
Here in Northamptonshire we have an excellent WLT conservation churchyard scheme. Local volunteers benefit from increased health, welbeing and knowledge. Local people really appreciate having a nature rich area to stroll through.
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30/09/2022
Eleanor Evans
This is so lovely to hear. I would love to hear of more community green spaces throughout the UK! Pooling together everyone's green thumb knowledge!
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Anonymous:
Community fighting to protect green space
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Joe
Yes, more community gardens and allotments are an excellent way to improve diversity in urban Green spaces, improve their connection to nature and provide them with healthy fresh foods.
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30/09/2022
Laura
I visited the bombed out church in Liverpool this year and found the new meadow planting joyful and uplifting
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30/09/2022
Geraldine
We need more green space wherever it can be found. It is essential for all of us
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Kim
We have community allotments and urban garden schemes which help and benefit the community and help to sow the seeds of joy of nature and itsee importance. We need backing from the government on a huge scale to turn things around, hopefully from our individual and community projects will grow and bloom to turn things around, people are happier, healthier and more productive by being in nature.
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30/09/2022
Steven
Any space can be and probably should be a garden space with veg shared. There are nearly always waiting lists for allotments, yet we have spaces the councils can ill afford to manage... Surely a solution suggests itself...
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30/09/2022
Diane
The washlands at burton on trent have been improved to reduce flooding and improve wildlife.
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01/10/2022
Hannah
The Greener Grangetown project is a good example of bringing small pieces of nature into an urban setting. It also helps with encouraging active travel and with urban flooding
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Christina
In our South Norfolk village a biodiversity group has been encouraging people to manage their gardens with wildlife in mind. We map the wildlife-friendly spaces, aiming to link these habitats through networks of ‘stepping stones’ and ‘green corridors.’ 55 households have signed up so far.
For more information and inspiration please see
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For more information and inspiration please see
www.forncett.info/activities/forncett-nature-matters
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caaper
love this idea, helps nature while also bringing people together and giving them an active role in making a difference. it increases awareness in local communities.
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Alison
Excellent idea. Every single town and village should have this, and supported by their council
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02/10/2022
I work for a charity and this is what we are doing in our area. It makes such a difference to people's lives.
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Nigel Pearce
This is inspirational stuff!
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Anne
Would like to see more community spaces we have just had one done in the village which consists of 3 fields where you can have a wander walk your dog etc it’s been named Jubilee park.
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03/10/2022
Marco
Love that! Happening around Cambridge too! This should be promoted and expanded
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Tom
Completely agree - growing local food and engaging the community whilst providing vital stepping stones for wild life. Win win!
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05/10/2022
Linda
We have open spaces being made into orchards where people can pick apples pears plumbs communities working together areas where nature can live and thrive
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05/10/2022
Linda
In Weymouth we have areas of outstanding natural beauty protecting this from development is so important we have numerous amount of empty building which could be used for housing so granting permission to build houses is not nessaary
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08/10/2022
Michael
For the sake of our red squirrels, something needs to be done about the plague of invasive , native grey squirrels. They are gradually overcoming our own species.
I understand on Anglesea there and no greys. This is how the rest of our country should be.
Greys are invasive vermin, please do something to save our reds.
I understand on Anglesea there and no greys. This is how the rest of our country should be.
Greys are invasive vermin, please do something to save our reds.
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08/10/2022
Lynette
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09/10/2022
We need more of these examples
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12/10/2022
Marie Mc Cartan
Education is key. Children should learn the importance of preserving nature from an early age. From school projects growing and planting of woodlands to proper disposal of litter
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Christine Keenan
We have a Tidy Randalstown voluntary group in our town . Over the recent years they have transformed the town . Community gardens have been developed and kept and maintained by volunteers. The local schools are involved and every few months we have a tidy the town day , litter picking , weeding etc . Randalstown has won a number of awards and has just won best small town UK.
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12/10/2022
Oriana
It's wonderful to see an oasis of calm amongst the chaos. A central green space brings a little bit of soul to urban living.
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13/10/2022
Elizabeth
I’ve seen the areas on verges by bus stops turned into bee friendly flowering areas, or the roofs of bus shelters made into green meadow spaces to help create bee corridors in town areas
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14/10/2022
Roberta
More people using their own back yards to grow food
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15/10/2022
Carol
My friends and family have made a conscious decision not to waste any food and buy only when it’s needed
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15/10/2022
Anonymous:
We need this urban improvement ethos to spread into the wider landscape as well as our towns and cities.
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19/10/2022
Geraldine
Working together to reopen paths. Beach cleans.
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Jacqueline clark
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23/10/2022
Enid
Our local cemetery has turned the old section into a nature reserve. Linc housing allowing young action group with local nation trust and ground work team to turn a grass wast area into a natural space for wild flowers etc.
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25/10/2022
Jenna
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Jenna
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29/10/2022
AZAN
That is an amazing idea since people could eat sone natural food and good for the envirorment
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30/10/2022
https://www.lauristonfarm.scot/
We need more accessible green spaces and local organic food production. These are not only great environmentally but also brilliant for people - education, good food, food security, mental health, excersise, stronger communities.....
Why are they not part of planning policy, and left to volunteers to start/coordinate. Surly the benefits to society and nature could be imense if this was expanded and government funded
We need more accessible green spaces and local organic food production. These are not only great environmentally but also brilliant for people - education, good food, food security, mental health, excersise, stronger communities.....
Why are they not part of planning policy, and left to volunteers to start/coordinate. Surly the benefits to society and nature could be imense if this was expanded and government funded
What do you love about nature in the UK? What would you miss if it disappeared?
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29/09/2022
Anonymous:
The variety of landscapes - from coastlines, to woodlands, to mountains and lakes
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30/09/2022
Patrick
This will provide access for people doing leisure exercise, will help fight climate change and more biodiversity
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30/09/2022
Anna
Yes, we are incredibly fortunate in this country to have so much diversity in a small country.
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30/09/2022
Debs
As a sufferer of anxiety, it is the beautiful countryside around me that helps me escape the suffocating thoughts & feelings. I can’t imagine a world without our beautiful woodlands, parks, wildlife … We should be preserving the future of our planet & its inhabitants … what kind of future will there be for future generations with all the habitats destroyed. We have eyes to see & ears to listen …. but who wants to live in a concrete jungle with no birdsong . The government are a disgrace
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30/09/2022
Robin Perry
We are supposedly at the top end of the eco-system's ladder but we are removing the base rungs systematically & it will bring us crashing down. When I go out and with friends survey our butterflies & moths, birds, dragonflies etc I feel assured that those rungs are in place - but they are not as so many species decline in number and yesterday's commonplace beauty of a Small Copper or a Barn Owl becomes today's scarcity & tomorrow's rarity. We should not permit this government & private enterprise - or any government the power & authority to destroy rather than to conserve and enhance.
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30/09/2022
KateB
Humans are the top of the global food chain, we are destroying soils, habitats and species that support our physical and mental health. Covid lockdowns demonstrated how important biodiversity is to our health and ultimate survival. It’s not just our duty to protect nature it’s our obligation to safeguard the wellbeing of future generations
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30/09/2022
Mary
Human survival depends on a healthy biodiverse environment. Traditional communities understand this but sadly our government doesn’t.
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30/09/2022
Keith
We are currently suffering life changing situations which can be best dealt with by allowing more people to benefit from our beautiful countryside and rivers. Access will allow those suffering stress and depression to relax.
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30/09/2022
Jo
Nature first in all policies from Whitehall to local councils. The rich to not keep destroying nature because they have money to do what they want. An end to Space, Arctic and Antarctic tourism.
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Elizabeth
Everyone needs to be reminded of the importance of landscape and nature in this busy world that we r rushing about in. Appreciate that nature means the continuence of life for all of us. No insects means no pollination means no plants means no food means no life.
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Joanna
Children and young people should be encoursyto spend more time outside. Organisations such as the rspb should focus on this and maintaining ecosystems rather than money making money through festival type events. This will en outage wildlife to stay where it is and help hound people understand it’s importance
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John
I havebeen fascinated by nature since 1947 when fields had headlands and ddt was not used. i have seen a slow deterioration since mid 20th century, accelerating at a disturbing rate in this one. Lately, many more people are becoming concerned but will have to fight against greed and stupidity and the misguided and uncaring approach of many governments including ours. Despite my pessimism I hope the next few generations will effect a change and rescue a desperate situation.
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02/10/2022
LizzieG
I would miss the beautiful birds. Although not (yet) a 'birder' I am fascinated by how beautiful each tiny or large bird species is and the way that they just go about their little lives - temporarily living in Kenya means I have also seen some TRULY amazingly beautiful birds...
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Maureen
I love nature to walk be part of it. It heals me as I watch buzzards and kites exicute their dances in the sky. The busy field mice rustling the fallen leaves. Busy squirrels frantic in the shopping expeditions. Gentle bows swaying in the breeze and inhaling the smell of fresh grass and hay. Listening to waters rippling along a brook. Put it on the curriculum at school teach how precious it all is. It's not something you buy on line or at tesco
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02/10/2022
Chris
Man is part of Nature too. It is possible to create balance and still provide mankind with what he needs to live. True that uncaring people and companies have caused havoc to our landscape, but it is not totally lost. Practicality must overrule emotions; the best plans are needed and must be implemented by people with the proper scientific skillsets rather than dreamers , "politicians" and "green" activists. Nature is hugely adaptable; far stronger than most people imagine. We need primarily to stop flooding Britain with economically useless people, all demanding to be housed and fed. Fossil fuels are hated by many, BUT be very careful before condemnation, the new tech isn't up to scratch!
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03/10/2022
Caroline
We have diverse species and ecosystems that are declining, such as hedgehogs and insects. Woodlands, hedgerows and wildflower meadows are being destroyed for housing and roads.
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03/10/2022
Deborah
The trouble is basic NO ONE GETS PAID TO LEAVE NATURE ALONE!!! Instead of leaving the corners of a development alone and just clearing where they’re building, someone gets paid to clear it, and I don’t know which councillor is related to the person who keeps felling all the beautiful mature trees but it STINKS of corruption in this council!! Someone is paid to clear and someone else paid to provide the so-called replacement trees. Behind the station in Leamington there’s a whole row of saplings dead, no one watered them after planting, and there’s four birch tree saplings that have been sawn in half for some strange reason!
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04/10/2022
Lynette James
The government must stop the use of toxic pesticides before any more wildlife is destroyed.
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05/10/2022
Ben Reed
Nature is so beautiful and incredible and I do not understand how we place it as such great risk. Lucky enough to grow up in Cornwall with its staggering beauty and seas. Fortunate enough to live in East Sussex with an ancient woodland landscape, ghylls, access to the South Downs and all its stunning beauty. Why does our beautiful rural landscape and nature have to fight for survival against a juggernaut of development and local communities trodden down defending against mass development. BNG needs to be vastly improved limking corridors for nature recovery and smaller scale in keeping development decided by EACH parish not dictated. we have to be guardians with empathy for wildlife
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07/10/2022
Having been born around 70 years ago I have loved nature, our British woods, countryside and birds and wildilfe all my life. It is so sad to see as our population has massively increased over the years our wildlife and wild places have massivley decreased. It is now time to put nature conservation first and preserve our wildlife for future generations. Our bird species have taken a huge hit, as have hedgehogs and many other species. I believe therefore we must put a stop to uncontrolled immigration which puts pressure on housing and we must stop building houses that damage wildlife and the environment. Protecting Britain's nature must take president over damaging development.
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07/10/2022
Christine
I love walking in the countryside amongst the flowers and the feeling of calm and wonder that it brings me.
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08/10/2022
The natural world is where the human race first came from and to turn our backs on it will kill it along with ourselves.
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08/10/2022
Mrs. S. Wilkins
What worries me is that the things I love are so rapidly disappearing locally. Flights of hundreds of jackdaws swirling above our house now in tens. Annual butterfly count down to FIVE. A dozen skylarks now two or three.
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09/10/2022
Lin
I've been fighting to stop mowing in peak Butterfly season for six years. At last there is light and and a chance to reverse the damage
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Julie
It wouldn’t be worth living in a world without its wild places.
Our mental and physical health is gradually disintegrating as we plough relentlessly on our selfish trajectory.
Our mental and physical health is gradually disintegrating as we plough relentlessly on our selfish trajectory.
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Sue
I couldn’t live in a tree-less place. I’m not so keen on conifers, but I love the changing look of trees over a year. And one of my favourite sounds is that of the wind in trees.
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11/10/2022
David Dunn
Governments role primarily is to provide security in all aspects , to maintain and enhance ALL life
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Juliet
I'd miss the fresh air clean water, and the companionship of trees and Nature
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13/10/2022
Elsa Woodward
Thank you for your work - I wish you much success but at 95 there's not much I can help.
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14/10/2022
All of it! I couldn't live without nature.
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Ceri
Exactly. It's the diversity of nature that keeps us alive and grounded. It inspires us and teaches us, cares for us and helps us think.
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Samantha
The landscapes, the changing seasons, how good it is for mental health to be outdoors and at one with nature.
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20/10/2022
Adrian
We must do all we can to stop the tory government from allowing the use of nicotinoids as insecticides. There is enough of a problem with a shortage of bees and without bees we have no fruits in our farms and gardens.
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JoyceGregg
I as an artist love ❤️ nature and it’s beauty and spiritual feeling it gives to our world
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22/10/2022
God and all his creation so beautiful and delicate preserve it all and appreciate it as without it all we cannot feel being near to him
Imagine it's 2050 and nature in the UK is thriving. What is different from now?
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30/09/2022
Steve
England
More forests, more upland bogs and heathlands, many more animals from the biggest to the smallest. Insects flying so birds can prosper. Hedgerows everywhere alive with bird chatter, invertebrates and wild flowers.
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30/09/2022
Jennie
And humans living intellegently with it all.
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30/09/2022
Anonymous:
Big upvote. It's rarely talked about how the decline in insect abundance and diversity has negatively impacted on the species (especially birds and amphibians) that prey on them. We have so many beautiful landscapes and species in the UK, they must be protected.
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30/09/2022
It makes me so sad to think of the noise of nature in the UK that I was simply never able to experience as a young person now. I so hope that my children and their children will one day be able to hear what I never could growing up.
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Nicky
Yes! Insects have declined so much and are essential for the food chain... more hedgerows and less lawn mowing would really help.
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Lesley
We just have to look after every living creature we can large or small - they all have an important part to play in maintaining systems on planet Earth
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Ann
Yes please
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Anonymous:
as a young person in the 50/60s we did not think of the future and what was liable to happen and your comment then would have a more profound affect on us is it is now,so I hope it will affect the younger people of today.
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Pippa Sutcliffe
100%
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Tom
Completely agree - the survival of relatable and charismatic species ultimately depends on provision of suitable habitat and the critters at the bottom of the food chain - policy urgently needs to reflect this!
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Kristina
Totally agree with this. And government to stop pretending they care about wildlife and nature and then order million houses to be build across uk
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Suzanne
Absolutely agree with everything you have said. I love hedgerows and the life that they can support if managed properly.
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Nell
cant agree more!
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08/10/2022
mandy
We must protect insects. We depend on them for everything. We must turn those dreadful damaging white streetlights back to orange to enable night flying insects to survive and we must stop spraying weedkiller everywhere. Weeds are just plants and desperately needed by insects so why are we trying to constantly eradicate them
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Viv
Agreed, more hedgerows and wild meadows to help restore the bee population, and help the hedgehog survive.
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Claire
Agree wholeheartedly with this coment
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Rafael
These beautiful and diverse terrains are exactly what we need more of, too right.
Imagine it's 2050 and nature in the UK is thriving. What is different from now?
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20/09/2022
Anonymous:
We can see more edible gardens across the UK
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Elaine Cox
The hedgerows are tall and bountiful all year round, providing food for all manner of insects, birds and other creatures. Verges and parks abound with wildflowers and tall grasses Every county is treated like the national park that it is.
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Catherine
We can swim in beautiful clean rivers and seas that provide a safe home for all creatures who live in them
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Holly
Schools are bursting with greenery, edible gardens and outside classrooms so everyone can benefit from interacting with nature. More effective cycle paths encourage people to get on their bikes in a safe environment.
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Fiona
Edibles are growing everywhere in cities and towns, schools, councils, offices. Fruit and vegetables locally sourced and supplied and never packaged in plastic. Everyone eats with the seasons and knows how to store food for the hunger gap.
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FIONA
I am near a school; it has a huge area and not an inch of it is used to teach the children to love and take care of nature or to grow anything. I feel this is a crying shame. If these children were given the knowledge and chance, they could change their environment and learn food does not just come in boxes from fast food out lets and hopefully grow up cooking food grown locally (if not by themselves) I know parents should teach their children, but they are ignorant of the knowledge as they themselves were taught nothing
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Suzy Sharpe
YES!
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Sue
It's quieter. Cleaner. Fresh homegrown food and clean water. No plastic or other rubbish in our woodlands and water ways. Humane farming methods
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What do you love about nature in the UK? What would you miss if it disappeared?
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Alice Elna
England
I love forests, I would miss walking in them and picking berries
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Elaine Cox
If our natural world disappeared, so would we. I love the wildflowers, grasses, trees, rivers and lakes and the life they all support - insects, birds, amphibians, mammals and us,
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Sharon
What’s not to love about our British countryside ? We are all so fortunate to have such a diverse & beautiful environment within comparatively easy reach of our homes. These places MUST be protected from the advancement of urban sprawl & the relentless development of yet more infrastructure. The new Prime Minister’s inaugural speech should be a red rag to the conservationist’s bull.
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Catherine
More than the beauty of trees and meadows and seascapes and big skies, more than the music of the birds, or the awe of other species, nature reminds us we are not alone on the planet.
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Diane Jacob
We cannot survive on our own in this world. We must preserve nature and it is our duty as human beings to do that.
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30/09/2022
Chris
I am passionate about wildlife and conservation, I love being connected to nature. I strive to help other to be as well. whether its helping Red Squirrels, Pine Martens or my love for woodlands and biodiversity in general.
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Anonymous:
If nature ,disappears' humans will too. We loose our understanding that the earth is intimately linked to us, effecting and affecting our physical and spiritual life!!
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Angela
Nature must be protected ,especially bees , Brexit a disaster , I fear for the burning of regulations on pesticides it must be stopped . It breaks my heart thinking of a our birds , wild life , insects being obliterated because of a minority government without empathy and compassion. I am lucky living next to a wood it’s wonderful to walk in . I also live beside the river Dart and I am appalled , the river my grandchildren play in is polluted . Who sells our water without strict regulation . Our environment needs help not this disgusting government . This Government has know mandate for what it is doing .
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David Wilson
I volunteer at rspb Bempton, we are having enough hardship with the Avian flu, let alone the Tories handing out free licences to shoot and God knows what else to harm NATURE.
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sara allerton
most of the land in the uk is under private ownership and we do not have access to it - land needs to be cared for as a whole country , is it 2% that most of us are allowed to access ? it is sad
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Grace
I love beauty as God gave it to us. Natural. Whether woods, forests or beaches Nothing is as beautiful as nature
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Danny
I live in Norfolk and THETFORD Forrest is being destroyed by housing developments..... when is it going to stop......
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Ian
Nature is simply us. Without the natural world we cease to be. If the world dies so do we . It is incumbent on us all to only support plans for the future that recognise this self evident truth.
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Sheila Warbis
I would miss the calmness Nature gives me. I can switch off and breathe. It is so important for us to realise our connection with Nature and how it will help our futures.
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Stephen
I love natural woodland…. Sitting in it … listening
Love seeing wild creatures living and surviving against the odds
We have a beautiful coastline to explore… life without all this would be pointless
Love seeing wild creatures living and surviving against the odds
We have a beautiful coastline to explore… life without all this would be pointless
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Peter
We are part of the ecosystem - it influences us and we it. We must recognise that interrelationship for our survival in the long term. Just look at the changing climate round the world
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Laura Peters
I love my coastal walks for my wellbeing. I can't bear the thought of not seeing migrating geese making the most of low tide. We must do all we can to protect them and all the other wildlife that rely on coasts for survival.
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Geraldine
I remember “ Plant a tree in 73” Why not have “Plant a tree in 23” ??
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Caro
I love Nature, I want to protect our nature our wildlife , our birds, animals and we must be their voices
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Cecile
Nature gives depth to my life. It matters to our survival as we are part of nature, not separate, not above, we are made of the same stuff as everything else. It is delusional to think otherwise. We also need it for our mental wellbeing. We are unwell when we are disconnected from nature, if we destroy nature, we destroy ourselves.
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Rachel
100% yes. When leadership set a precedent the invitation is given to all. Embedding the rights of nature into every decision is such an empowering way to make this shift.
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What exciting examples have you seen of people working together to restore and protect nature?
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Philomena
England
Wimpole Estate in Cambridgeshire where there is organic farming which allows nature to thrive alongside the production of wholesome and sustainably produced food.
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Catherine
I live by the Thames which was biologically dead not long ago. Now there is abundant life there. It fills me with real joy. I feel a responsibility to keep it safe.
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Patrick
We need more biodiversity farming as it will allow more space for wildlfie, tackle climate change, better quality food and more food security
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Rebecca
That’s exactly where farming needs to be- education of farmers to improve farming practices nationwide by those successfully doing it would really help
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Pat:
Caring and sustainable farming is all part of the bigger picture. A picture of a wonderful world.
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Tracey
Small pockets of shared space in the community being used for wildlife and garden spots to attract wildlife. Community allotments. Sustainable and organic farming practises. Attracting and protecting wildlife in our gardens - birds, hedgehogs, insects via planting, ponds etc.
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Sheela Fisher
I agree with this. The food industry is broken and in trouble. Sustainable farming to back our British Farmers and locally produced. Less meat but better quality.
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Carol
Love this! Organic gardening is the way forward to become sustainable, across the UK!
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Christina
In our South Norfolk village a biodiversity group has been encouraging people to manage their gardens with wildlife in mind. We map the wildlife-friendly spaces, aiming to link these habitats through networks of ‘stepping stones’ and ‘green corridors.’ 55 households have signed up so far.
For more information and inspiration please see
www.forncett.info/activities/forncett-nature-matters
For more information and inspiration please see
www.forncett.info/activities/forncett-nature-matters
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Tony K
I love Wimpole Estate in Cambridge - great example of sustainable farming
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sandra
Just THINK and save animals plants and oceans.
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Jim
Education can work both ways. Helping nature and producing good food at an affordable price. This challenge, need to recognise this fact. 👌
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Ley
We need to change the way we produce our food. Too much prairie farming.
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Anonymous:
All farms to be regenerative by 2050. Permaculture methods to be mainstream ways of growing food in urban plots.
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Geraldine
I have seen wildflower meadows planted by farmers.
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What exciting examples have you seen of people working together to restore and protect nature?
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28/09/2022
Anonymous:
Weekend beach clean-ups
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30/09/2022
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30/09/2022
brilliant idea
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30/09/2022
Peter Sibley
Great community work with a real benefit, but it shouldn't be so necessary. Must combine with campaigning to stop plastics getting into our rivers and coastal waters. Surfers Against Sewage are the leaders in this.
What do you love about nature in the UK? What would you miss if it disappeared?
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20/09/2022
Anonymous:
Peace and quiet
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30/09/2022
Kathy
I work in London most of the week. It is sometimes quiet, but never really peaceful. Coming back to the countryside is bliss.
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01/10/2022
Elen Sentier
heaven !!!
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03/10/2022
Gillian
Care for nature must be at the heart of all government policy - not just an ad-on when convenient
What do you love about nature in the UK? What would you miss if it disappeared?
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28/09/2022
Anonymous:
I love walking in the woods
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30/09/2022
Patrick
It creates a lovely leasure activity to do alone or with friends.
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30/09/2022
Kathy
I think in lockdown many of us really appreciated woodland walks. being amongst trees, especially native deciduous woodland, is life-giving. Plus they provide oxygen and take out CO2. Beautiful and healthy.
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01/10/2022
Fiona
I, too, would like to have walks in our woodlands more often--- To hear the birdsong, or the babbling brooks, and so forth(!).
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02/10/2022
Roger
I walk alone in woodland all year round and every week if possible, stopping from time to time to absorb the peace and tranquility. It's very uplifting (and good exercise too!).
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14/10/2022
Sharon
There’s nothing better than walking in woodland
What do you love about nature in the UK? What would you miss if it disappeared?
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28/09/2022
Anonymous:
Foraging wild berries and going for hikes in the Peak District.
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30/09/2022
Peter
I teach foraging. I love introducing people to wild foods and would really miss not being able to do so.
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30/09/2022
Imagine it's 2050 and nature in the UK is thriving. What is different from now?
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28/09/2022
Anonymous:
Giant rabbits roam the hills
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30/09/2022
Adrian
Re-introduce more 'iron-age' animals and allow nature to manage itself. It does not need human interaction; that is what got us to this cliff-edge.
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30/09/2022
Stefan
How big are these rabbits?!?
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01/10/2022
Peter
Sounds like an episode of the Teletubies! But seriously we are seeing more animals that were extinct in Britain returning like beavers. That can only be a good thing.
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02/10/2022
J
Oh I would love to see those :)
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03/10/2022
Christine
Sorry to burst your bubble but rabbits aren't endemic to the UK 😂 giant rabbits would have a no doubt massive detrimental effect on UK biodiversity 👍 nice thought though! Lmao 🤣
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29/10/2022
Anonymous:
Although rabbits are not strictly native to the UK, the idea of returning lost giants to the countryside, particularly "ecosystem engineers" is something that is and should certainly be considered. Where these species are reintroduced, ecosystems can begin to manage themselves, becoming wilder and more stable, and supporting a diverse range of species.
Imagine it's 2050 and nature in the UK is thriving. What is different from now?