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2. What are the local challenges facing nature in your area?  

For example:

  • is littering causing a hazard to wildlife?
  • is development pushing wildlife away from their homes?

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  • na*****89 2026-09-02 10:50:41

    blackbirds hit with usuto virus. large scale plantations.industrial fishing. scallop dredging

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    • na*****88 2026-09-02 10:46:33

      housing development - campsite cut trees for view

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      • na*****87 2026-08-26 16:29:25

        peoples gardens. wildflowers are seen as weeds. knotweed on island (what's managed and what's not), limes disease treatment. good things could be done with knotweed. Accessibility to community garden/car share? Lots of swans, not enough inland water so the numbers have reduced.

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        • na*****84 2026-08-26 16:19:18

          red deer-keep the trees down impacting other wildlife. PH-salmon intensity of farming. Invasive species -rhododendron, knotweeds

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          • na*****82 2026-08-26 16:15:01

            tourism-unbridled. social media

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            • na*****81 2026-08-26 16:12:54

              people. wildfires

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              • na*****80 2026-08-26 16:10:47

                weather.litter-big litter pick

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                • na*****78 2026-08-26 15:58:17

                  lack of water, use of chemicals/pesticides. overdevelopment (1000 new homes in a year)

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                  • na*****76 2026-08-26 15:35:20

                    rubbish,sea rubbish

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