Ten jewels of English nature at risk from development and Labour’s planning bill

Lodge Hill in Kent has long been a target for development, despite its protected status. Photograph: Martin Godwin/The Guardian

More than 5,000 of the rarest and most precious natural habitats in England are at risk of being destroyed under Labour’s new planning bill, according to legal analysis of the legislation.

Here are just 10 irreplaceable wild places currently or recently imperilled by development that are likely to face renewed threats if the current wildlife protections are torn up by the government’s bill.