Its no wonder my wild life has virtually disappeard (photos).

[Dave7]

Within 1/2 mile from me there USED TO BE open land and woodland. Its called Radleigh Common and Radleigh Woods.
Despite a big fight by the locals and our MPs taking the matter to parliament a London company somehow got permission to decimate this greenbelt area in order to build 1200 houses.
So......last spring, during the nesting season they started to tear down the trees and are now well on with house building.
I walked there this morning..... it brought tears to my eyes. Below are some photos of mankinds progress.





I used to get regular visits from.......
Woodpeckers, Siskins, Greenfinches, Goldfinches and Nuthatches etc. Now im lucky if I see the odd one.
Very sad.
NB
I know there's a lot of NIMBY but this was green belt woodland.

 

[biggs682]

That will certainly not help

 

[blackrat]

Horrible, bloody developers just rape the land for profit.

 

[MontyVeda]

Seems that land flanking the motorways gets planning permission easier these days