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If there is a level of expectation, which is fairly universal, as to what sort of environment we should be creating—encouraging things that take a bit of effort, such as hedgerows, and, importantly, places that will be good for insects, as the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, said—it would be immensely helpful to have it in guidance. Lots of people can write and contribute to really excellent guidance. This is not impossible to do. To have it there, to set the bar high and to show people how it can be done would make a great difference and help a whole range of places I have seen that are quite unnecessarily denuded of wildlife. We want our young people to grow up in nature—to really appreciate it, understand it and have it around them. Making that happen will take a bit of effort from us.