PROTECTED SPECIES IS A EFFING JOKE!!

I must like getting my self depressed had a look at Hankley common areas today (Wednesday) in the most ideal conditions as the weather goes that you can get when herping warm sunny and overcast, to be greeted by the sounds of a vehicle being used in the destruction of the heather( ps no pic of driver as he was having a piss in the bushes) and habitat of once prolific dense colonies of sand lizards that have been wiped out existance with all the other species in the name of golf and no one from nat England has said a thing to halt this destruction (Ps I did report this matter to them some years ago of course nothing was done and I got no reply from them.) .So whats the point of the protected species act???.To be honest after 50 years since as a young teenager coming to this place its heart breaking to see a bit more heath eroded on every visit, also least a hundred golfers are daily tramping around on what was once a peaceful bit of English heathland that was used only by the army training troops.All I can say is the heath seems to has lost its vibrancy from a once rustle and bustle of lizards scampering away and the odd hiss of a adder seem now to be a thing of the past never to return.Ps I did see three common lizzos after a exstensive searching.Also this is one of Surreys last places for LA & CA and the county should be ashamed of its self in letting this happen well no money to be earnt from sand lizards unless they can fine idividuals disturbing them lol.
Also the MOD has the cheek to have notices saying its a offence to disturb the fauna or remove any wild vegetation etc so if you took a sprig of heather away that the golf club is destroying by the truck load you will be prosecuted .ha bloody ha.

ps pics of another link in the making and another one of many that has recently appeared right on top of reptile + ground bird habitat + one of the vehicles responsible.and its happening everyday soon there will be nothing left.. no wonder TP left.   Ps I do know that the golf club has been there for many a year but its getting to big and encroaching and destroying the heath just to satisfy its ever increasing membership KEITH







   
           ONE OF THE MANY MOD NOTICES IN THE AREA


Edited by AGILIS - 22 Jun 2012 at 11:37pm

Disgusting!

I asked this on another thread, but didn't get a reply.  Maybe it's a stupid question.

What does Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (ARC) do?

http://www.arc-trust.org/

If one was to be a little cynical Tim (not like me at all really) one could say along with the other herp organisations, such as Froglife and ARG UK not a lot other than play political games and strive for power in a tiny little world.

Edited by GemmaJF - 22 Jun 2012 at 5:06pm

I don't actually agree Kieth, lets face it these organisations attract public money by saying that they are there to protect native herpetofauna. Lets see them do it.