Wildlife images goals to forestall new housing improvement

Thursday October sixteenth 2025

Photo of Badger taken by Ross Lawford in Kippielaw Farm

Written by Midlothian View Reporter, Liam Eunson

In an try to forestall a brand new housing improvement, marketing campaign group ‘SaveKippielaw’ have begun highlighting the realm’s significance by means of wildlife images.

The Midlothian neighborhood group, who’re making an attempt to combat a brand new housing improvement after a call by the Midlothian Council Planning Committee added Kippielaw Farm to the shortlist for brand spanking new improvement, have taken their prevention strategies forwards highlighting the realm’s wealthy wildlife.

A current Facebook ballot from the group, which obtained 253 votes forged, revealed the neighborhood’s high considerations are infrastructure, site visitors, and the potential lack of inexperienced house and wildlife habitat.

With Kippielaw Fields forming a residing hall linking Newbattle Woods to open countryside and taking part in a job in connecting habitats, preserving this wildlife hall was made clear to ‘Save Kippielaw’ by members of the Midlothian public.

Responses have additional highlighted the significance of preserving the wildlife. Some responses stated:

“I feel so sad for all the wildlife being pushed out of their homes, not just at Kippielaw, there’s land for sale all over the place and no thought is given to creating wildlife corridors or preserving natural habitats, it’s devastating.”

“Let the wildlife have some land — it’s lovely to see the beautiful pieces of land and what it is meant for.”

“Definitely a superb wildlife corridor…. they’ll be surrounded by developments if we don’t oppose this.”

Photo of child Dear taken by Ross Lawford in Kippielaw Farm

Save Kippielaw are utilizing wildlife images to focus on the native animals within the space.

Stephen Liddell from the marketing campaign group defined:

“The photography has given the campaign a heartbeat. People can read about planning applications, but when they see the life that depends on these woods and fields, it hits differently.”

The current images was taken by native wildlife photographer Ross Lawford, who offered the marketing campaign group with photographs of the native animals in response to the current engagement. These pictures had been became a video, which the marketing campaign group expects to generate engagement and assist after a video from one of many teams member of a deer taking part in outdoors her window in Kippielaw farm obtained over 55,000 views on Facebook.

Stephen Liddell commented on the video’s traction:

“A member filmed deer playing outside her window – it was a simple, spontaneous moment that reached thousands. People’s reactions said it all, this is why we need to protect it.”

With the current consideration to the marketing campaign attributable to highlighting Kippielaw’s wealthy wildlife, the marketing campaign will proceed to focus on the significance of defending Midlothian’s wildlife and inexperienced areas, encouraging residents to have their voice heard on the council.

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