Wetlands, woodlands and watery animals
by Angus, 23 September, 2012, 3 comments
"That's the wettest woodland in the county" is a comment people often make about their local woodland. But this comment cannot be literally true for very many woods. It seems that people are often surprised by how wet woodlands can be and hence are often keen to drain them. However, wetlands are important habitats and can be home to unusual birds, invertebrates and mammals.
Visiting the London Wetlands Centre recently I discovered how a former sewage works has been transformed into a wildlife sanctuary over the last 20 years. Having become redundant as a sewage treatment plant, because of the creation of the Thames Water ring main, negotiations in the late 1980s led to part of it being developed for housing by Berkeley Homes (about 40 acres) and the remainder Read more...
