Category Archives: Mitigation
Offsetting or sweeping under the carpet?
The final report of the Ecosystem Markets Task Force which was launched last week identified biodiversity offsetting as the first of its key recommendations. Biodiversity offsetting; securing net gain for nature through planning and development. Offsetting is not a recent … Continue reading
Pontbren farmers – a beacon for upland livestock farming
Demands on the land The traditional view of nature conservation, forestry and farming is basically one in which all three are seen as competing and conflicting land uses. This view is unhelpful. Farming not only dominates in terms of land … Continue reading
The Y, oh Y, oh Y Route (Birmingham to Manchester and Leeds)
So today is the day that we finally got to see the long anticipated (or is that dreaded) route for the HS2 line between Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester. We have heard HS2 Ltd’s claims that every effort has been made … Continue reading
Good practice guide for green infrastructure and biodiversity
In the brave new world of localism and the National Planning Framework (NPPF), the planning world in England has been left with a lack of direction as thousands of pages of planning guidance have been swept away. The coalition government … Continue reading
Route to destruction?
A few weeks ago a group of people were invited by HS2 Ltd on a guided site visit view the route of High Speed One through areas of Kent. The purpose of the visit was “to witness some of the … Continue reading
Woodland Trust Campaigners Silenced!!
Its a rare day in the Woodland Trust campaigning office when silence falls across our small, but perfectly formed team. Whilst trailing through page upon page of the High Speed 2 consultation document, we stumbled across this ‘mitigation’ proposal for the destruction of … Continue reading
