DEVIZES people have called for a special area of land near Drews Pond and its nature reserve to be protected.
The land at Greenacres has been included as a potential development site in the town’s local development plan.
The land borders the former railway line and locals say it has become a haven for bats, birds and deer.
Pheasants and squirrels were spotted foraging there when the Gazette visited the site.
Angela Taylor, who moved to Devizes from Cornwall , said: “You rarely get space like this, it’s really special. I’m disabled, and it’s also one of the few green places I can access and enjoy properly, I really don’t want to lose it.