Authorities Now Under Warning

 

Since 2018 I have communicated with Bristol City Council both L:abour and Green Party. I have tried to show and explain all the data on wildlife deaths on our streets as well as threats to our Green spaces (when there are plenty of Brown sites.

They tried the "Oh, isn't that just terrible. Nothing we can do" response but when their own commitment to the environment and "Green Bristol" is quoted back at them they just ignore messages. I am considered, in one source's words "a pain in the ass conservationist" (that quote from a Green Councillor so I'll claim that one).

I have had badger setts interfered with, fox dens with cubs destroyed -all knowing what wildlife was present and claiming ignorance of any laws. One contractor "We just get told what to do by the Council and that's it" -the "I was only following orders" defence went out the window in 1945.

The Council is currently trying to sell off land for £400K to developers that has identified and decades old badger setts on it. The auctioneer of the land has illegally not noted that the land has badger setts on it. That must be declared.

I contacted BCC as well as as many Long Ashton Parish councillors as I could find to object to the expansion of the Longmoor "new suburb" into an area with established badger setts and other wildlife including otters. Who I contacted is on the record and I can tell you that after two weeks not one of those persons has responded

https://bristolbadgergroup.blogspot.com/2025/09/longmoor-development-and-impact-on.html

Filling in badger setts without a proper survey is also known.

I have tried and tried but this now has to stop. If you know of badger setts or active fox dens being blocked or destroyed (foxes mainly in cub season when they are protected) then get in touch with the police on 111 and let me know. It is important to get as much photographic/video evidence as possible to back up claims.

From now on I will be reporting every infringement of the law by the City Council, contractors working for them, etc., and they will need to face the consequences.