The council have said that it is currently anticipated that the works should be able to start on Tuesday, May 4, with the road closure commencing on that day . The council is also working with Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water to bring forward a one-day road closure on Bargain Wood Road, currently scheduled for May 4, to minimise any potential conflict. Updates on all the roadworks will be issued should any of the dates change. Monmouthshire County Council officers are holding frequent meetings with the ecologist and contractors on the project to discuss the situation and revise the timetable. The collapsed rock face and cave system above have been confirmed as providing important bat species a roosting site to hibernate throughout the winter.
Beaver reintroduction in the UK Beaver reintroduction in the UK We re working with other organisations to see Eurasian beavers re-established across their former range in Britain. We endorse their reintroduction through well planned and licensed releases. The return of the beaver
The Eurasian beaver is native to Britain and used to be widespread in England, Wales and Scotland, but was never known from Ireland.
They became extinct in the 16th century, mainly because of hunting for their fur, meat and castoreum , a secretion used in perfumes, food and medicine.
The RSPB support the re-establishment of beavers where they used to live in Britain. The beaver is known as a keystone species because of its significant positive influence on its environment. We endorse their reintroduction through well-planned and licensed releases. We do not endorse the unlicensed translocation of beavers. We’re current
Fishermen: Sea-life in Dublin Bay facing wipe-out By Alison O Reilly The sea life around Dublin baby is facing a wipeout.
That s according to more than 40 fishermen who claim marine surveys are damaging fish and wildlife.
The surveys are being done as part of offshore wind farms.
Fisherman Paddy Macaulay told us that a previous windfarm survey on the seabed in 2011 destroyed everything on the seabed .
He said: All life that we sustain our living from was gone for two and a half years, and slowly it came back .
As part of the offshore licence, companies behind the wind farms are required to engage with the fishermen who claim that is not happening.
A digger working at the Smallford Pits site.
- Credit: Dawn Hudson
A protected wildlife site already blighted with dumped fuel has been further devastated by an industrial digger.
Smallford Pits is a Local Wildlife Site, which identifies it as a crucial location for wildlife in the county and protects it from development by the planning system.
The site is a breeding ground for great crested newts, a European Protected Species, and is also an important area in Herts for dragonflies.
In September the ponds on part of the site were completely dug out and scrub cut to the ground, and in December petrol or diesel was dumped in the water.