A colony of tree sparrows at Tyttenhanger Gravel Pits is threatened by development.
- Credit: Steve Round
A campaign has been launched to protect a red-listed colony of endangered birds from extinction.
A colony of tree sparrows found in Tyttenhanger Gravel Pits is threatened by a housing development which could see them become extinct as a breeding bird in Herts.
As part of Hertsmere Borough Council s new Local Plan, the Tyttenhanger site is one of many sites being considered for development, with 6,000 new homes planned to help meet their targets for the next 15 years.’
The proposed development by Urban & Civic plc would be a new garden village known as Bowman s Cross, which both Colney Heath and London Colney Parish Councils believe will create coalescence between the settlements due to its close proximity.