SUFFOLK COAST AND HEATHS AREA OF OUTSTANDING NATURAL BEAUTY EXTENSION PROPOSAL

That this House welcomes Tendring District Council's proposal to extend the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty to include the southern shore of the River Stour; notes the need for recognised legal protection and stewardship for this important landscape; and calls on Natural England to grant the extension, which is supported by The Forestry Commission, The National Trust and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.