http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/gree...using.html At work
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It's been a fair few years since I have trusted any charity.

Do they forget they have souls? they are custodians of peoples wills and wishes not businessmen. If land is be-quested to them for wildlife then thats it full stop, If they want to deviate from that they should hand it back (too whom I dont know but they cant just sell it) At work
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It is disgusting ... Nothing else to say really, beyond words.

Obviously not a lot of detail there, but if the land is not ideal for wildlife then maybe it would be good to sell it and use the funds on saving worthwhile sites? Just a thought.

not suitable! its farmland not an open-cast mine, contrary to popular myth wild birds love farmland, Filling the place with houses tarmac and the domestic cats is not going the help the birds.

maybe the funds could be spent elsewhere as said,, but the field was be-quested in order to provide wildlife habitats in that area, not some random place elsewhere.

I'm not sure its right that someone can be-quest leaving instructions on whether or not a piece of land can be developed or not. But its worse to accept the donation under that premise then turn round and do the opposite.

you hear stories about these ridders left on wills, they can be overturned if you can find a descendant of the originator of the ridder and get them to retract it At work
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Up here we have a lot of abandoned opencast mine sites due the bottom falling out of the market when it became cheaper to ship coal in from arcoss the North Sea, and then the coal plants started to close due to the "environmental concerns". It is amazing how quickly nature has taken over again, and as more and more plants spring up more flying and walking creatures return. As the land is now useless to mankind for almost every thing else apart from Sci-Fi film sets they may very soon become wildlife havens. Everyone can spread it - Anyone can catch it. Stay home - the life you save can be your own!

Like I say, not a lot of detail. Could be a super large monoculture for instance? You would think that if it had any significant importance then they would not be able to get planning approval, at least without some extensive mitigation measures.
I think that common sense should come before sentiment and if the cost/benefit be in favour of using the money elsewhere then that is what should happen. Don't get me wrong, I am not in favour of building everywhere, I just think that all options need to be appraised.