Object
Land North of Cherry Hinton SPD
Representation ID: 31698
Received: 27/08/2017
Respondent: Susan & Richard Sewell
Number of people: 2
We note with interest the SPD for the land in Cherry Hinton, currently part of the south-eastern corner of Cambridge Airport's airfield. We have been conducting the Breeding Birds Survey (BBS) on behalf of the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) in that area for the past 4 years. The airfield itself is a valuable habitat for skylarks, and the hedgerow along the eastern boundary of the proposed site (on Airport Way, particularly the part adjacent to the junction with Gazelle Way), which I believe is part of the County Wildlife Site, consistently harbours populations of both whitethroat and lesser whitethroat during the breeding season. This year, a pair of nesting linnets were also recorded in this ar
ea.
We would like to request that these important hedgerows are preserved both during the construction at the development, and as part of the final developed site. It appears from the plans that this area is designated as an "open space" for public recreational access. Retaining these hedgerows would presumably help create a boundary to these areas, as well as enhancing the ecological diversity of the area, and would be entirely in keeping with the concept of public recreation in a green open space.
We note with interest the SPD for the land in Cherry Hinton, currently part of the south-eastern corner of Cambridge Airport's airfield. We have been conducting the Breeding Birds Survey (BBS) on behalf of the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) in that area for the past 4 years. The airfield itself is a valuable habitat for skylarks, and the hedgerow along the eastern boundary of the proposed site (on Airport Way, particularly the part adjacent to the junction with Gazelle Way), which I believe is part of the County Wildlife Site, consistently harbours populations of both whitethroat and lesser whitethroat during the breeding season. This year, a pair of nesting linnets were also recorded in this area.
We would like to request that these important hedgerows are preserved both during the construction at the development, and as part of the final developed site. It appears from the plans that this area is designated as an "open space" for public recreational access. Retaining these hedgerows would presumably help create a boundary to these areas, as well as enhancing the ecological diversity of the area, and would be entirely in keeping with the concept of public recreation in a green open space.