Thanks for a clear reply .
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Black Comb
I've only just caught up with this thread.
John, if you value nature in general and bees in particular, you should not even have to think about your reply to SSE, the answer is no.
IMO your proposed sale to the council is a get out to make you feel better about the whole thing.
Fight it man, it's something positive you can do for pollinators.
Yes, I agree that I should defend this important Great Yellow Bumblebee habitat. It is also one of the most recent areas where Artic Terns have bred successfully--but they haven't done that anywhere for several years.
The numerous ecologocical surveys certainly should pick up the GYB connection, but haven't done so yet, as far as I know. We do have a bumble expert, John Crossland, resident here, and I know he is fully aware of the special nature of this land as a rare pocket of GYB populations. I will speak with him.