New book explores how interests of birds and other wildlife get shunted to one side by 'powerful people'

                                 

"Nature deserves to be front and centre in the minds of decision-makers."

So says Simon Marsh in a new book chronicling how the interests of birds and other wildlife are so often put to one side when it comes to matters of planning and development.

He writes: "Sadly, powerful people, such as the Mayor of London, are prone not to learn from planning history.

"They will pursue grandiose schemes despite a mass of evidence of environmental harm."

Planning for Nature is this week published in paperback (£29.99) by Pelagic Publishing.