A BIRD protection charity is calling on the people of Dorset to help sound the alarm to protect wildlife.

The appeal comes from the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) in response to what it calls “an unprecedented attack on nature and the laws that protect it by the UK Government”.

The RSPB says that the government is intent on amending or scrapping environmental laws, including Habitats Regulations, which protect some of the most vulnerable wildlife and green places across England.

Similar regulations that ensure clean water, beaches and rivers are also under threat, according to the charity.

Bournemouth Echo: Arne Nature Reserve in Dorset. Picture: Ben Hall/rspb-images.comArne Nature Reserve in Dorset. Picture: Ben Hall/rspb-images.com (Image: Ben Hall/rspb-images.com)

Now the RSPB is appealing to people across Dorset, including its membership of more than one million people, to contact their MPs to tell them how they feel.

Jeff Knott, RSPB’s director of policy and advocacy, said: “The impact will be far-reaching, mountain to coast. It will affect habitats and species. Nowhere will be safe. We knew this new government was likely to make nature a low priority, but the scale and pace of these announcements is truly shocking.   

“We are angry, yet we are immensely grateful for the support we have received on this, and we will continue fighting for the best outcome for nature.”