Best of Natural History Radio - Saving Species (Srs 3) - 18 Sep 12 - Ep 3

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Saving Species presented by Brett Westwood this week poses the question; with increasing pressures to develop our land for housing, transport and industry, is there still room for Britain's wildlife to flourish?
Recently the Government set out proposals to extend development rights into the Green Belt as an aid to economic growth. Brett Westwood discovers the importance of brown-field sites on a visit to Canvey Wick in the Thames Estuary accompanied by Sarah Henshall, Brownfield Manager from the charity, Buglife.
And we hear from Dr Chris Baines who discusses whether the plans to build a London to Birmingham high speed rail link could actually benefit wildlife in the longer term.
Producer : Mary Colwell
Presenter : Brett Westwood
Editor : Julian Hector

Published on Wednesday, 19th September 2012.

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