Tag: Ecology
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Packsaddle fields sale decision contradicts Somerset’s ecological emergency pledge
Somerset County Council have declared an Ecological Emergency and Climate Emergency. Yet in their official decision report for the sale of Packsaddle fields, they state that there are no Climate Emergency & Sustainability Implications. How can this be the case?
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Our first public meeting
And what a turnout it was! 100 people joined us at Frome Rugby club on 15th September to talk about what Packsaddle Fields means to them and why we should oppose development on the fields. There was unanimous support from all 100 attendees that we should fight to save this historic wildlife haven that has…
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Packsaddle fields cleared
Over the summer, much of the vegetation on the Packsaddle fields was cleared, destroying a large swathe of natural habitat and causing significant damage to local wildlife. This is particularly suspicious given that the developers, Live West, were supposed to be conducting a ‘full season of ecology/wildlife surveys’ on the land which was to inform…
