{"id":61957,"date":"2022-02-11T11:59:25","date_gmt":"2022-02-11T11:59:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=61957"},"modified":"2022-02-11T12:06:06","modified_gmt":"2022-02-11T12:06:06","slug":"wildlife-at-risk-from-groundwork-at-grangemoor-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2022\/02\/11\/wildlife-at-risk-from-groundwork-at-grangemoor-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Wildlife\u00a0at risk from groundwork at Grangemoor Park\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Natural Resources Wales advised council about removing habitat of nesting birds and slow worms <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

NESTING birds <\/a>and slow worms in Grangemoor park are at risk because of work being carried out to prevent leaks from the old landfill site. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Freedom of Information request by The Cardiffian <\/em>revealed that the groundwork needed to stop the toxic leakage<\/a> from the old landfill beneath the park could jeopardise the safety of nesting birds and slow worms.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, all reptiles and nesting birds are protected from being killed or injured. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The park is built on top of the Ferry Road landfill which closed in 1994 after taking in over four million tonnes of rubbish. After its closure, the site was transformed into what is now a habitat for wildlife. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGrangemoor Park is a designated Site of Importance for Nature Conservation so it\u2019s really important that the work being carried out by the council doesn\u2019t damage the park\u2019s landscape and wildlife,\u201d said Fiona McAllister, organiser of the Keep Grangetown Tidy group. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“It’s home to birds like skylarks which nest in the long grass in spring,” she added. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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