Comments on: ‘Core’ team meeting minutes 21 April 2010 http://www.transitionmontpelier.org.uk/blog/2010/04/26/core-team-meeting-minutes-21-april-2010/ Transition Montpelier - our community's response to peak oil and climate change Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:37:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Des http://www.transitionmontpelier.org.uk/blog/2010/04/26/core-team-meeting-minutes-21-april-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-523 Des Fri, 30 Apr 2010 09:27:50 +0000 http://www.transitionmontpelier.org.uk/blog/?p=673#comment-523 I am slightly worried that the growing group have chosen sites that are quite wildlife-sensitive for their projects. These are the verges near the rainbow bridge and the station approach. Both these sites have impressive biodiversity including a population of the uncommon Dark Bush Cricket, the protected Slow Worm, and a good assemblage of hoverflies plus a colony of Ringlet butterflies. I would seek assurance that not all of these verges be used for growing, but that sections be left for wildlife to flourish. We are all concerned about the environment, and the biodiversity element should not be neglected. I am slightly worried that the growing group have chosen sites that are quite wildlife-sensitive for their projects. These are the verges near the rainbow bridge and the station approach. Both these sites have impressive biodiversity including a population of the uncommon Dark Bush Cricket, the protected Slow Worm, and a good assemblage of hoverflies plus a colony of Ringlet butterflies.

I would seek assurance that not all of these verges be used for growing, but that sections be left for wildlife to flourish.

We are all concerned about the environment, and the biodiversity element should not be neglected.

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