Surely, if there is a biodiversity crisis due to rapid decline of many species, including insects, birds, trees and sealife, we cannot cherry-pick and decide on the merits of one area against another. All biodiversity needs protecting and enhancing so that nature can thrive and recover. We would be better off addressing the causes of the decline and targeting those e.g. deforestation, plastic/chemical pollution in our oceans, farming and use of pesticides, housing development, light pollution