Why Protect Rookwood?
Protecting Our Environment
Wildlife corridors will be severed and the Reserve isolated.
National Trust view - Keeping Wildlife Connected
Light, traffic and noise pollution will disrupt wildlife and Reserve visitors
UK Bat Conservation Trust’s View - Threats to bats from Light Pollution Threats to bats from Roads
Cat predation will decimate birds and smaller mammals on the Reserve
The 2019 Pet Food Manufacturer’s Association Survey reports that 17% of households own a cat.
This University of Reading paper reports that, on average, each cat in the UK predates 18 prey per year.
Cats will kill at least 2,500 animals per year in the Nature Reserve and southern Wildlife Corridor
Introducing these predators must be avoided!