By Isle of Wight Observer
Dear Editor,
We all need somewhere to live and no one is more important than another person and that includes our natural neighbours.
In fact, our natural neighbours secure our clean air and drinking water so we should be very grateful for their action in wetlands which secure our homes from floods. Yet for some reason people want every inch of land.
We have to start thinking of building up and not across, or there will be no room for wildlife in our – sadly – already one of themost depleted natural habitats in the world.
Please remember that since 1970 we have lost 83 per cent of our stream habitats and 68 per cent of our woodland and hedgerow habitat, which also in this country means two thirds of our birds. Please help protect our very threatened wildlife. Since I was a child 95 per cent of hedgehogs have disappeared and I’m only 55.
Please help do the right thing for all of us.
M. Martin, Ryde