Proposed Covanta Incinerator at Rookery Pit , Stewartby, Marston Vale, Bedfordshire (1 Viewer)

[nicolarr]

Rookery Pit which formed part of the Stewartby Brickworks has been earmarked by US company Covanta for a 600,000 ton a year Waste Incinerator.

This site currently has reedbeds, pools and larger stretches of open water and is an important site for wildlife.

I am a member of an action group fighting the proposed Incinerator on many grounds - one of which is the actual loss of important wildlife habitat and the impact on wildlife and habitats in the adjacent Marston Vale Millennium Country Park. For more details visit [URL="http://mmetag.wordpress.com"]www.mmetag.com [/URL] (Marston Moreteyne Action Group)

I am aware that these sites have been visited regularly by birders over the years.

If anybody has any information regarding sightings of red or amber status species - specifically at Rookery Pit but also at the Marston Vale Millennium Country Park - please could they let me know via email. Also if any members have photos of species that they could share with us to post onto the website (a visual aid always helps) that would be great.

Marston Moreteyne Action Group are holding an open day on Saturday 22nd May at the Methodist Hall (by the Doctors) in Marston Moreteyne 10am - 2pm. If you live in the area are are concerned about the impact the proposed incinerator will have - please pop in and say hello.

Nicola Ryan-Raine
[URL="http://mmetag.wordpress.com"]www.mmetag.com [/URL]

 

[winkle]

Although I can't help with this specific issue it does highlight the need and value of sending all our records to our respective County recorders and not just records for rarities. It fact in situations such as this, some short staying vagrant is completely irrelievant, whereas the presence of, just for example, singing Nightingales each year could be of great significance. And records should not just be limited to birds.

If locals have access to in depth biological records collected over many years held by an independant source to slap in front of planners, I suggest they carry an awful lot more weight than hurriedly compiled snapshots from themselves or the developers' Environmental Impact report.