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Some once-common butterflies now require 'major expeditions' to find, as changes to the countryside have affected species in the past half century, an expert said.
Today, many feel the gigantic upheaval he witnessed is being followed by another, which is producing the biggest changes to the countryside within our living memories.
In the same survey, 78% of respondents agreed that they "worry about changes to the countryside in the UK and loss of native animals and plants".
Butterflies have suffered their worst year for more than a quarter of a century as two wet summers in a row hit species already struggling with changes to the countryside, a study revealed today.
Some of the less obvious effects could be just as transformative, however, involving innovations such as smart houses and smart roads, widespread changes to the countryside wrought by new tree-planting and new farming practices designed to conserve soils.
A decline in bumblebee numbers could cause large-scale changes to the countryside, resulting from inadequate pollination of certain plants.
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However, public enquires continue and the biggest current debate is about the boundaries of the park; the final decision on this seems to be a year away and submissions on changes to the boundaries proposed by the Countryside Agency are being considered.
Threats including sweeping habitat loss, changes to the way we manage our countryside, and the more recent impact of climate change, have had a major impact on our wildlife, and they are not going away".
Author Melissa Harrison has a fondness for the rain - while others seek shelter indoors, Melissa heads out to see the changes that rain brings to the countryside, on a film that may change how we all look at a rainy day.
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