Prince Charles Leads Project to Revive Wildlife Meadows

How appropriate it is that Prince Charles has announced plans to revive the fortunes of Wildlife Meadows just as our beautiful Worcestershire Local Nature Reserves at Piddle Brook Meadows and Naunton Court Fields as well as Piddle Brook itself are under threat of pollution and contamination from a Chicken Broiler Farm Development.

Flood plain Wildflower meadow next to Proposed Chicken Broiler Unit

This beautiful wildflower meadow lies next to Piddle Brook in the field adjacent to the planned Chicken Broiler Units near Upton Snodsbury, Worcestershire. 
In the distance is Upton Snodsbury Church. 

Objections to the proposal need to be submitted by the 14th June. Click this link to go to the Wychavon website which shows the Proposal, Objections and Correspondence.

Green Woodpecker

Hare running in the long grass 100m from the Proposed Site

When we visited the Proposed Site adjacent to Froghall Bungalow we saw willow warblers (and heard them - a beautiful sound), a hare took off from the long grass  which can just be seen in the field picture above. In the fields just beyond the meadows,  high in the sky, two buzzards were circling in the thermals. 

Peacock Butterfly in the long grass of the wildlife meadows

Banded Demoiselle found along the banks of Piddle Brook

Nearby to a tree plantation just four hundred metres from the site a green woodpecker flew past. These are just some examples of the huge range of flora and fauna that can be found in this area which is defined as Bishampton Claylands.  The young Banded Demoiselles are just emerging all along the banks of Piddle Brook.

Proposed site of Chicken Broiler Unit

The proposed site of the 80,000 Broiler Chickens has no buildings on it currently and is defined as Grade 3 Agricultural Land.  

At least a thousand years of people inhabiting this area and there are no buildings on this site. Perhaps the Applicant of the Chicken Broiler Unit should take note - this area floods and it drains into Piddle Brook. 

So, any ammonia, nitrates, dust containing contaminants like salmonella and campylobacter could easily be spread into the local area during flooding.  With Climate Change this is a key concern of local residents.

If you read this blog and want to find out more about the Proposed Chicken Broiler Unit at Upton Snodsbury, Worcestershire please visit our website to find out more - www.no-chicken-farm.org.  We are a group of concerned residents who do not want to lose more of what Prince Charles has clearly recognised is a cause worth fighting for.