We May Not Want Them

There is an interesting account suggesting that many 'unused' (by humans) pieces of land (old railway cuttings, former dock lands and motorway verges et cetera) have become very important to our wildlife (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/mar/15/how-scarce-wildlife-find-sanctuary-in-unwanted-land). The total area of these locations greatly exceeds that of formally protected parks. We really need to carefully consider all the issues before deciding to use them for house building and other human-focused activities.