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HERSTMONCEUX, SUSSEX, IMMINENT THREAT OF POISONING - A Heron seen here with Mallard Ducks on the pond in Lime Park on the 27th of September 2020. It is proposed by Latimer Developments Limited, to pass surface water drainage through this pond, despite the detrimental effect that bio accumulative poisoning is sure to have from pesticides used on the gardens of the 70 houses they are intent on building.

 

In 1997 suspected planning crime was reported to Sussex police, following a petition to Wealden District Council. There were 12 separate complaints from unrelated complainants, but this police force failed to investigate any of the reported crimes. Now some 23 years later, suspect planning consents are still flowing. It is alleged that this is one case where the planning officers have turned a blind eye to their duty to protect these birds - and of course the fish and flora of Lime Park. One thing is for sure, Sussex police are unlikely to investigate any matter concerning any Wealden planning officer, let alone tangle with the likes of the developers, or any person doing a deal with the developers. Even if fraud or conspiracy to pervert the course of justice, or indeed to kill these birds is involved. Killing a bird (or even an attempt) by poisoning is an imprison-able offence, you cannot rely on Sussex police to act.

 

 

 

According to the Wildlife and Countryside laws in England, common toads area protected species. In 2007, the UK Biodiversity Action Plan (UKBAP) listed the Common Toad Bufo bufo as a priority species. Recent research suggests that toads have declined by 50% or more in central and eastern/south-eastern regions in Britain.

 

The UKBAP is no longer an active strategy, and has been replaced by biodiversity strategies in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. While the UKBAP is no longer an active policy, species listed on the UKBAP have been incorporated into the new biodiversity strategies for each country.

As such the Common Toad is still a priority species in England under Biodiversity 2020: A strategy for England’s wildlife and ecosystem services and under section 41 of The Natural Environment and Rural Communities (NERC) Act 2006, where UKBAP species were recognised as of principal importance for the conservation of biodiversity. Section 40 of the NERC Act 2006 requires all public bodies to have regard for biodiversity conservation when carrying out their function. This is commonly referred to as the ‘biodiversity duty‘.

 

National Planning Policy Framework 2012 (England) (NPPF) makes statements that, if applied correctly, would result in a planning system that takes active measures to protect the habitats of toads from further decline and aim to minimise impacts on biodiversity and actually enhance, restore or add to biodiversity (NPPF, 109), thus minimising impacts on biodiversity “by establishing coherent ecological networks that are more resilient to current and future pressures“ (NPPF, 109).

 

This statement reinforces the need to protect natural habitats which provide routes for the migration, dispersal and genetic exchange of toads in the wider environment to provide greater resilience to current and future pressures.

 

 

A TO Z INDEX OF THE ANIMAL KINGDOM :-

 

 

AMPHIBIANS  

Such as frogs, newts, toads (class: Amphibia)

ANNELIDS  

As in Earthworms (phyla: Annelida)

ANTHROPOLOGY

Neanderthals, Homo Erectus (Extinct)

ARACHNIDS  

Spiders (class: Arachnida)

BIRDS  

Such as Eagles, Albatross (class: Aves)

CETACEANS 

such as Whales & Dolphins ( order:Cetacea)

CRUSTACEANS  

such as crabs (subphyla: Crustacea)

DINOSAURS

Tyranosaurus Rex, Brontosaurus (Extinct)

ECHINODERMS  

As in Starfish (phyla: Echinodermata)

FISH

Sharks, Tuna (group: Pisces)

HUMANS - MAN

Homo Sapiens  THE BRAIN Skull

INSECTS

Ants, (subphyla: Uniramia class: Insecta)

LIFE ON EARTH

Which includes PLANTS non- animal life

MAMMALS

Warm blooded animals (class: Mammalia)

MARSUPIALS 

Such as Kangaroos (order: Marsupialia) Koala Bear

MOLLUSKS  

Such as octopus (phyla: Mollusca)

PLANTS

Trees -

PRIMATES  

Gorillas, Chimpanzees (order: Primates)

REPTILES

As in Crocodiles, Snakes (class: Reptilia)

RODENTS

such as Rats, Mice (order: Rodentia)

 

 

POPULAR MAMMALS:

 

 

 

BIRDS INDEX:

 

Albatros

Bishop, Orange

Blue Bird

Canary

Chaffinch

Chicken
Cockatoo
Corella, Long-Billed

Cormorant
Crane, African Crowned
Crane
Crow

Cuckoo

Dodo
Dove
Ducks - Mallard

Eagle
Egret, Cattle
Emu

Falcon

Finch
Fishers Lovebird
Flamingo

Grebe
Goose, Egyptian

Grouse
Guinea Fowl, Helmeted
Hammerkop

Hawk

Herons
Hornbill, Wreathed
Hornbill, Red-Billed
Hottentot, Teal

House Martin
Ibis, Hadada

Ibis, Sacred
Kite, Black

Kingfisher

Kiwi
Kookaburra
Lapwing Plover

Lilac-Breasted Roller

Loon

Magpies
Macaw

Moorhens

Mynah

Nightjar

Ostrich

Owl

Parrot, Amazon
Parrot

Partridge

Peacock

Pelican

Penguin

Petrel

Pheasant
Pigeon

Quail

Robin
Roller, Blue-Bellied

Seagull

Sparrow
Spoonbill African

Starling

Stork

Swan

Swift
Toucan

Turkey
Vultures

Wader
Weaver, Taveta Golden

Woodcock

Woodpecker

 

 

POPULAR FISH:

 

 

 

 

POPULAR CETACEANS:

 

 

 

 

POPULAR INSECTS:

 

 

Ants

Apid

Army Ant

Bee

Beetles

Bulldog Ant

Butterfly

Centipede

Cockroach

Crickets

Damsel Fly

Death Watch Beetle

Dragonfly

Dung Beetle

Earwig

Fly

Grasshopper

Hornet

Ladybird

Leafcutter Ant

Locust

Mantis, Preying

Maybug

Millipede

Mosquito

Moth

Praying Mantis

Scarab Beetle

Stag Beetle

Stick Insect

Termite

Wasp

Water Boatman

Wood Ant

Woodlice

Woodworm

 

 

POPULAR ARACHNIDS:

 

 

 

DESERTIFICATION COP HISTORY

 

 

COP 1: Rome, Italy, 29 Sept to 10 Oct 1997

COP 9: Buenos Aires, Argentina, 21 Sept to 2 Oct 2009

COP 2: Dakar, Senegal, 30 Nov to 11 Dec 1998

COP 10: Changwon, South Korea, 10 to 20 Oct 2011

COP 3: Recife, Brazil, 15 to 26 Nov 1999

COP 11: Windhoek, Namibia, 16 to 27 Sept 2013

COP 4: Bonn, Germany, 11 to 22 Dec 2000

COP 12: Ankara, Turkey, 12 to 23 Oct 2015

COP 5: Geneva, Switzerland, 1 to 12 Oct 2001

COP 13: Ordos City, China, 6 to 16 Sept 2017

COP 6: Havana, Cuba, 25 August to 5 Sept 2003

COP 14: New Delhi, India, 2 to 13 Sept 2019

COP 7: Nairobi, Kenya, 17 to 28 Oct 2005

COP 15:  2020

COP 8: Madrid, Spain, 3 to 14 Sept 2007

COP 16:  2021

 

 

BIODIVERSITY COP HISTORY

 

 

COP 1: 1994 Nassau, Bahamas, Nov & Dec

COP 8: 2006 Curitiba, Brazil, 8 Mar

COP 2: 1995 Jakarta, Indonesia, Nov

COP 9: 2008 Bonn, Germany, May

COP 3: 1996 Buenos Aires, Argentina, Nov

COP 10: 2010 Nagoya, Japan, Oct

COP 4: 1998 Bratislava, Slovakia, May

COP 11: 2012 Hyderabad, India

EXCOP: 1999 Cartagena, Colombia, Feb

COP 12: 2014 Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea, Oct

COP 5: 2000 Nairobi, Kenya, May

COP 13: 2016 Cancun, Mexico, 2 to 17 Dec

COP 6: 2002 The Hague, Netherlands, April

COP 14: 2018 Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, 17 to 29 Nov

COP 7: 2004 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Feb

COP 15: 2020 Kunming, Yunnan, China

 

 

In the UK we have no article 13, right to an effective remedy - that is why in the Human Rights Act 1998, they left out Articles 1 and 13. This is important, because it means that Legal Aid is not available to give the ordinary man a right to a day in Court with suitably qualified advocacy to level the playing field.

It might be then that the United Kingdom violates the European Convention, and/or the Universal Declaration, despite H M Queen Elizabeth having driven an ambulance in World War Two and the UK having helped to draft such lofty ideals.


 

 

 

MAN Vs NATURE, SEPTEMBER 17 2020 - Shit handling pipes, installation at Shit Creek, Herstmonceux, the field adjacent is to be built on with 70 houses flushing excrement down a network of pipes that could spring leaks at any time to pollute the groundwater. But, of even more concern is the pollution from the surface run off of pesticides from 70 gardens and garages, through Lime Pond. In that Southern Water are providing the infrastructure to make that pollution a reality, they may be held to be vicariously liable or part of a conspiracy to kill wild animals. If any of the soil pipes from the proposed houses were to leak into the pond and kill any animal, they would be criminally liable for sure.

 

 

 

 

LINKS & REFERENCE

 

https://www.froglife.org/what-we-do/toads-on-roads/advice-for-planners-engineers/

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/appropriate-assessment

 

 

 

 

COUNTRYSIDE ABOMINATION & HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS - If you buy one of these (proposed) houses, not only will you be adding to global warming, but you could be letting yourself in for many years of litigation, not least of which is the potential to be charged under groundwater contamination laws. At least 40% of the houses shown are in a direct line to poison the only working well in the village - Lime Well - in the lower left of the picture. The developers will also fall foul of the Human Rights Act 1998, for interfering with the peaceful enjoyment of a water supply.

 

This was only possible because of Timothy Watson applying for planning permission in 2015, using his influence to obtain approval and consent from Herstmonceux Parish Council, and then Wealden District Council.

 

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