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Belfast wildlife havens brimming with rare species facing destruction (www.belfastlive.co.uk)

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Belfast’s brownfield sites are hiving with rare and at risk species that could be lost forever if the accidental wildlife havens are destroyed in the name of development, a new report warns. In 2017, a Buglife study for NIEA identified 47 brownfield sites across the city as ‘Open Mosaic Habitat on Previously Developed Land (OMHPDL)’ - which is priority habitat.

The sites, which rewilded because they weren’t being used, supported a wide range of plants, animals and insects with many being the sole biodiverse green spaces in their areas.

But since nothing was done to protect them or alert planners to their high biodiversity value, 25.5% have been destroyed or partially destroyed while planning permission was granted for another 14.9% with a further 4.3% of the sites under consideration for development.

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