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WILDLIFE MATTERS ……... to all of us ‘LANDSCAPE SCALE CONSERVATION’ Ecologists, conservationists and our larger wildlife bodies are regularly talking about how best we can look after British wildlife. The term ‘landscape-scale conservation’ has been coined and seems to be on everyone’s lips. Comparatively small, often isolated, nature reserves dotted around Britain’s coast or inland are no longer suitable alone for the future needs of our diminishing wildlife. Or, so we are told and with many animals rapidly declining, larger steps need to be taken. So, how real is the threat of losing species in our countryside and cities? On the face of what I see locally, not much. That is however, until you look at the wider picture. Species that have been here for hundreds of years are in decline. Farmland is under intense pressure to produce more food, often it appears, for unrealistic returns. Naturalist and broadcaster Stephen Moss says in his book ,‘Wild Kingdom’ about the farmed countryside, ‘Apart from the gently waving heads of corn in the summer’s breeze, there is an eerie silence. Nothing moves. The flutter of butterflies, their colours catching the eye as they reflect the sunshine; the buzz of bumblebees as they flit from flower to flower; even the wildflowers themselves – are all absent’. Stephen continues, ‘We only need to find out what we have lost since the end of the Second World War to realise just how much has vanished during the last 70 years – the span of a human lifetime – we have lost 99 per cent of our hay meadows, 96 per cent of our chalk and limestone grasslands, half a million farm ponds and 300,000 miles of hedgerows – enough to stretch from the earth to way beyond the moon’. The Wildlife Trusts have put in place a ‘Nature Recovery Network’, which includes trying to bring nature into the places where we work and live and to encourage farmers to make room for colourful wildflower strips running alongside hedgerows. They contend that children seem to understand that the natural world is the foundation of our wellbeing. The Trust’s 4 stage plan is to: 1) Protect the wildest places, 2) Make connections through (‘stepping-stones’ and ‘wildlife corridors’) between these larger places, 3) Provide a bigger overall area for wildlife and 4) Find space for wildlife in the wider landscape. Wildlife Potential: • 250,000 miles of roadside verges for wildlife. • c.430,000 hectares of gardens to help important pollinators such as bumblebees. • Public open spaces of which two-thirds is short mown grass, whereas, wildflower meadows support eight times more wildlife . • 70% of UK land is farmland where creating habitat for wildlife is vital. So, what can we do to help? There is no real opportunity to help in this new ‘landscape scale’ vision, but what every one of us can do is manage our gardens a little better for ‘wildlife’, or maybe, help your local conservation volunteers undertake work in nearby public open spaces and nature reserves. The rewards for health and well-being and just doing your bit for nature, is immeasurable. ‘Every one of us can do a little, but together we can do a lot’. Further information from: Keith Metcalf – MCV Conservation Officer (01590) 645825 or (07771) 918449 or email keithmetcalf@btinternet.com www.milfordcv.org Please mention The Village Voice when responding to adverts 11
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