Brilliantly ranted Mr L., you're very attractive when roused.
Whilst I think patriotism is immature nonsense, these islands ARE magical, and the more so the longer you live. There's nothing virgin, you can scoop up a handful of soil from anywhere and have a fair chance of seeing something of your ancestors. What an inspiring stage upon which to perform our fleeting dance.
And as for conservation - erosion is a vicious and entirely one way process, every speck that's lost is lost forever. Of course we should shout about our heritage, and about the carelessness, ignorance, short-sightedness, incompetence, money-grabbing and political hypocrisy that's wrecking it everywhere. Ad nauseam. Bollox to vandals, proactive, passive or official, theirs are the only crimes that will endure forever.
Thankyou.
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