In 2021 we raised a petition to save this important wildlife habitat and beautiful location from a luxury housing development. The planning application was eventually withdrawn.
This is what we stand to lose if the Damask Way development goes ahead. Please sign the petition here
Here is what the petition said.
This site is an important habitat for migration, hibernation, commuting and foraging for many protected and rare species. These include bats, otters, water voles, insects and a large but threatened population of common toads, along with many other species of flora and fauna. The whole area forms an important connection between various different habitats such as ponds, woodland, rivers, marsh, and grassland allowing wildlife to move freely and safely between them.
Adjoining the Smallbrook Meadows nature reserve this important area of grassland also borders a Special Area of Conservation, has a chalk bed river that runs along its edge and it’s neighbouring woods lie within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. A footpath across the land allows Warminster residents and visitors to walk from town, taking in a wonderful view of Salisbury Plain and on through to Henford Marsh and Southleigh woods.