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Buglife News: Wildlife conservation bodies counter “ill-advised attack” on Natural England in letter to Secretary of State (www.buglife.org.uk)

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Norfolk Wildlife Trust has today sent a letter to the Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP, DEFRA Secretary of State.

The correspondence calls out Norfolk MPs who are labelling Natural England’s recent Barbastelle Bat guidance ‘arbitrary’ as they ask DEFRA Secretary of State to stop the report from blocking development of the controversial Norwich Western Link road.

The letter, co-signed by national organisations including The Wildlife Trusts, RSPB, The Woodland Trust, Buglife and Butterfly Conservation, calls the MP’s April 2nd letter “an ill-advised and unfair attack” on the dedicated work of Natural England specialists and the main contributor to the Favourable Conservation Status report for Barbastelle Bats, who is a renowned expert in the species.

The letter outlines the importance of Natural England’s evidence-based Favourable Conservation Status report and the guidelines it adheres to. It asks the Secretary of State to respect the role of Natural England as the Government’s advisor on nature, bringing a considered and independent position based on evidence.

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