* Update - National Grid has reopened the consultation into Sea Link and you have until 11th August 2024 to comment, for more details on how to submit your comment visit National Grid's website.
I grew up in the village of Minster near Ramsgate and I have always been so grateful to have been brought up in a village neighbouring marshland and connected to Pegwell Bay. I spent my childhood immersing myself in the natural world - I continue to do so and it’s made me who I am today. I have a deep connection with the natural world. I love it, I need it, we all need it; besides we are nature.
The natural world brings me so much joy. Sadly, the love for it comes with a lot of doom and gloom. Witnessing the continued decline of wildlife and loss of habitat, often in the name of private financial gain.
It’s a sad reality that in my lifetime (I’m 40) the world has lost well over half its wildlife. In fact, we’ve lost 69% of the world's wildlife in 50 years.
Right now, my stomping ground of Minster Marshes and Pegwell Bay is under threat from National Grid with a development known as Sea Link. They want to build and disturb a place that is incredibly special.