Biodiversity

Buckinghamshire supports a diversity of habits and species. It is rich with diverse flora and fauna, some thriving, but some rare and many endangered. Buckinghamshire has a very low percentage area of land designated as Site of Specific Scientific Interest. Therefore we need to protect and enhance biodiversity.  Our vision is to help protect these habitats and species to allow them to flourish and ensure we can also continue to enjoy the variety, scenery and contribution they provide to our ecosystem.

The Chilterns is an important plant area benefiting from chalk rock and ancient woodland plus rare fen and heathland , providing fertile ground for common and rare flowers we can all enjoy. these include our very own county flower, The Chiltern Gentian, which is one of the rarest in the UK.

Another important feature of the Chilterns is the presence of nine extremely rare chalk streams. The pure, clear, constant water from underground aquifers and springs, flowing across flinty gravel beds, make them perfect sources of clean water. They are ideal for lots of wild creatures to breed and thrive. However they are becoming robbed of their water for the mains supplies, for framing and industry such that they are becoming dry and severely depleted.

Do you agree we should:

• Help protect and enhance our splendid array of flora and fauna
• Work to protect our precious chalk streams
• Ensure biodiversity has better weighting in planning decisions.