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Rainham Marshes going downhill?
Agree on the transport, the walk from Purfleet station is just too long - the bridge over the Mardyke was a brilliant idea. There were murmurings about getting some Havering/Furrock buses to swing by the car park but I don't know what happened there. Regarding people giving, I did come across... -
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Rainham Marshes going downhill?
You can't just fence it off for the same reason that, for example, Born Free's argument about zoos is silly. How can you encourage someone to care for and donate money to something they have no connection with? How can you get someone donate money to, eg, ZSL, to help them fund a tiger... -
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Rainham Marshes going downhill?
Yes, exactly, it's a charity for birds (though the tagline suggests people too). It's really very difficult to make people give up their money. Giving to charity isn't selfless, it's selfish. People give in order to see a return. I suppose you could see it like buying that warm-fuzzy feeling of... -
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Rainham Marshes going downhill?
Yeah, I don't fully understand that new hide. It's not really looking out to anything that can't be seen from the centre. No idea who plans, what state the site master-plan is in, or how far through it they are. The fencing, if you're referring to the fencing I'm thinking of, is electrified and... -
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Rainham Marshes going downhill?
Hi all, I hope you enjoy walls of poorly written text. If not, try not to read this. It’s lunchtime, I’m bored, and fancy an internet argument. Please don’t take this as a blind defence of the RSPB or of Rainham, both of which do many things I disagree with. Phil, I think it might be you as...