Loss of Biodiversity

Every day we lose biodiversity

It may seem that here in North East Scotland there are still lots of birds, butterflies, wild flowers and animals around. Perhaps we are quite lucky here.

But wait…have you thought - when was the last time you heard a skylark singing near Aberdeen, or saw a yellowhammer, corn bunting or even the lowly sparrow which used to be so common? They haven't disappeared altogether, but there aren't nearly so many as there used to be. We still have red squirrels in many areas of North East Scotland but they are retreating as the greys expand. There aren't so many frogs in our marshy places as there used to be. In days past the lovely corn marigold made a great show in field margins, but no longer. Even the familiar primrose is much scarcer than it used to be. Of course, it is not all doom and gloom and some gains have been reported, but we really are losing biodiversity.

Did you know that on average every region in Britain loses at least one wild flower species every year?