He said: “If any government suggests that we’re going to have another runway at Heathrow, if any government suggests that Rosebank (oil field) hasn’t been kicked into touch and all of those other 31 licences that were granted by the previous government aren’t reneged upon, and if any government suggests that they’re going to ride roughshod over the remnants of our beleaguered countryside with misplaced housing – and we’re not arguing in any way, shape or form that we don’t need housing, we do – I’m talking about the wrong types of housing in the wrong places, then it’s not only going to be the fight of our lives but it’s going to be the fight for our lives.
The Springwatch star warned that giving the green light to Heathrow Airport’s proposed third runway and building “misplaced housing” would result in a movement that is “not only going to be the fight of our lives but it’s going to be the fight for our lives”.
Baroness Hayman also said she had asked Government officials to design a ban on snare traps, and added she backed a private member’s Bill brought forward by Liberal Democrat MP Danny Chambers to restrict imports of dogs, cats and ferrets in a bid to eliminate puppy smuggling and ear cropping.
“And I think there’s a pervasive bemusement, you know, because who would have thought that under any government of any nature in 2025, in the midst of climate breakdown, we would be talking about increasing aviation and possibly extracting more oil and gas from the North Sea.
Mr Packham accused the Government of “acting slowly” on biodiversity loss and nature recovery, and failing to pick “low hanging fruit” such as a ban on snare traps and hunting trophy imports.
