The Guardian3 jun 2026Markt
Automatisch samengesteld met AI uit de vermelde bronnen
Regent House near Dorking station in Surrey, a known swift nesting site with roughly 20 nest sites used by up to 40 birds, was demolished by Hill Group contractors over the last few weeks during the nesting season (1 March–31 August), despite volunteers alerting Surrey police wildlife officers and Mole Valley District Council in early May. The development for Clarion housing association followed an Arbtech impact assessment that recommended work outside the nesting season or retention of active nests until fledging; Hill Group and Clarion declined to say whether an ecological inspection took place. Several criminal complaints alleging a breach of the Wildlife and Countryside Act have been filed with Surrey police.