In an email, reader Ron Hughes notes that RSPB climate guy Harry Huyton's warnings about the impact of shale gas infrastructure on wildlife:
There are risks associated with using lots of water, with causing the accidental contamination of water, but also from the infrastructure that is required by the industry. This could mean lots of well pads all around the landscape. All of these could have an impact on wildlife.
Ron's grandson has been wondering about this and asks how wildlife can differentiate between the pads for fracking wells, and those for wind turbines and solar panels.
A good question, young man, a good question.