Polecats were once a common and widespread carnivorous mammals native to England, Wales and Scotland. However, by 1915 the polecat had been eradicated from most of its former British range, remaining only in a small stronghold of mid-Wales and the English borders. Due to a combination of factors, including legal protection under the Wildlife and Countryside […]
Whilst the group had been working together for some time (many of them on the environmental policies for the area's Neighbourhood Plan) this was the date where Haslemere Biodiversity came into being in its own right.