Save Kiln Meadow for the Dormice! IBC is trying to sell a strip of land on the outskirts of Ipswich,  the land is good habitat for many species and the borders and hedges of the land contain Dormice. Please sign the petition :
http://petitions.ipswich.gov.uk/SaveKilnMeadow/

This whole area has a number of wildlife species that should be protected under the Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) for Suffolk, including otter, water vole, bullfinch, skylark, reed bunting, song thrush, linnet, black poplar, common toad, as well as other rare species such as kingfisher, little egret, water rail, slow-worm, stag beetle, hobby.

Developing Kiln Meadow will seriously affect the habitats, particularly the water meadows which rely on the fresh, clean water flowing through Kiln Meadow for their existence – draining it, changing the hydrology and building houses will have a dramatic and adverse affect on the water meadows.

This area is used intensively by local people for recreation and exercise; it is within a few   miles of Ipswich town centre and so easily accessible on foot or by bike – you don’t have to get into your car to visit a beautiful patch of countryside.

Over the last few years a ‘toad patrol’ has operated to assist European toads crossing Bobbits Lane. This spring, over 20 volunteers helped over 4,400 toads. This was the highest number of toads at one site  in the country, as  reported on BBC Radio 4′s ‘World on the Move ‘ program on Tuesday (10^thJune). This site is therefore of national importance for toads. They migrate from Spring Wood across Kiln Meadow and Bobbits Lane to the water meadows, and so their route would be completely destroyed and their habitat irreparably damaged.

Read More : http://www.greenlivingcentre.org.uk/iwg/skim.htm