A WILDLIFE haven close to a major new housing estate has been designated an Asset of Community Value giving local residents priority to bid for it if threatened by development. The public open space off Kingsley Close in Feniscowles, Blackburn, is next to a 450 homes scheme being built by Blackburn Waterside Regeneration Ltd on the former Sappi Paper Mill site in Livesey Branch Road. Neighbours became concerned for its future after several trees were felled close to the Leeds/Liverpool canal despite a condition on the planning approval protecting the land. They turned to Livesey Parish Council for help and now Blackburn with Darwen Council has approved its application to make it an Asset of Community value.