All-round coverage in the Cambridge Independent

The Cambridge Independent gave full coverage to last week's Bioblitz in Coton Orchard. Organised by Ben Grieg of On the Verge Cambridge, the day focused on small mammals, moths, birds, bees, butterflies and bats. And once again, local wildlife experts confirmed the importance of the site's biodiversity, and the presence of some rare species. As biologist and nature writer, Lindsay Rohrbaugh said, "Driving a bus through this habitat really is a dumb idea."

In the afternoon, friends and supporters gathered for the launch of Wassail!, a book of poems to celebrate orchards and being sold in aid of the campaign to save Coton Orchard.

And it didn't stop there. On this double-page spread, the Cambridge Indy also reported on the threat posed by the off-road busway to family graves, as well as calls from the CPRE (Campaign to Protect Rural England) to scrap the GCP.  CPRE Chairman, Dr Alan James, describes it as "out of touch, out of order and out of date." We couldn't have put it better.