Well maybe not a frenzy, but five newspaper reports and Radio York airtime over the confirmation of the SSSI status notification by Natural England. Well done to Ellen Softley the Senior Press Officer at Natural England!
The Press – http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/NEWS/11246392.York_meadows_gain_special_status_to_safeguard_tansy_beetle/
Yorkshire Post – http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/main-topics/local-stories/flood-meadow-lands-national-recognition-for-its-conservation-importance-1-6645052
The Guardian – http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/may/30/york-flood-meadows-special-scientific-interest
Northern Echo – http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/local/northyorkshire/11247797.New_status_will_protect_endangered_beetle
Darlington and Stockton Times – http://www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/news/11247797.display/
Not forgetting BBC Radio York with Elly Fiorentine at 17:20 on Thursday 29 May 2014
The Friends of Rawcliffe Meadows 