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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Had.enough" data-source="post: 3230368" data-attributes="member: 87651">Apart from the obvious flagship reserves, are any of the typical RSPB reserves in inland England offering valuable bird areas? Are any birds pretty much dependant on RSPB reserves in Central England for example? I thought their purpose was more to bring the wildlife closer to the general public and school children for educational purposes.. I would have thought any area of countryside could be converted into an educational "wildlife rich" RSPB reserve for the public and schoolkids. Especially with 13 years and some local volunteer work.. A 1 mile radius of my house could rival a few of the inland reserves for bird diversity by the look of it on their website, so it doesn't need much.With a decent catchment area of Crewe, Stoke, Wilmslow, and some very rich areas of Cheshire surrounding it too, they had an opportunity to put themselves on the map in that part of the country.Or they could have used it to promote their much abused support for wildlife friendly solar farms with a working example. (Much abused by companies lobbying to land grab fields for solar farm use).But at the end of the day, selling it for housing is the one that will bring in the most money, lets not fool ourselves here.</blockquote>