A typical London borough has more wildlife than parts of Britain’s “mismanaged” national parks, a top TV nature producer claims.
Wildlife struggles to flourish in the Peak District, Snowdonia and Exmoor as they are so heavily “exploited and degraded,” according to naturalist Benedict Macdonald.
Yet areas of habitat in London boroughs such as Peckham burst with life as they are largely left alone. Benedict has worked on some of the UK’s favourite wildlife shows, including Springwatch.
He said: “Walking through a national park, you should expect a deafening diversity of natural life to greet you. Instead, there is little more than silence. "With few exceptions, such as the largely unspoilt New Forest, only small oases of wildlife exist within
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