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Three quarters of England ’s most precious nature sites in poor state, recent data shows.
Vast majority of protected sites the government claims are in good condition have not been assessed in over six years .
Sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs) are areas that are legally protected for rare or endangered plants or animals, rare ecosystems or geological features.
England has more than a million hectares of SSSI land.
Water companies have been taking too much water from the rivers and from boreholes.
Environment Agency reached agreement with Southern Water in 2018 that the company would reduce the amount it is abstracting by 2027 .
Documents uncovered by Wildfish point to a plan to extend this deadline by eight years .
The NGO is threatening legal action if the extension goes ahead.
Somerset levels and moors, a wetland area home to rare bird and insect species, was downgraded after water monitoring revealed phosphate levels three times higher than they should be.
A quarter of sites have not been assessed in 14 years since the Conservatives first came to power and slashed Natural England’s budget.
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