If they are to avoid “bad press”, architects, planners, developers and builders will need to increase provision for our natural world in their projects, whether large or small.
Category Archives: Restoring Habitats
Impact of Aberbargoed Development
Proposals to build houses next to the Aberbargoed Grasslands Nature Reserve, SAC and SSSI required more than usually detailed ecological surveys.
Riverside Tree Corridors
Can farmers and landowners be persuaded that the loss of a narrow strip of riverbank, populated by trees, will provide a win-win position for all concerned?
Planting for Butterflies
Adding foodplants for caterpillars and nectar-rich flowers for adults to your garden or wild space will give our declining butterfly populations a boost
Peatland Restoration Successes
UK peatland can improve biodiversity and store more carbon than all the forests in the UK, France and Germany combined, so it is pleasing to hear of some restoration successes.
Habitat Units Restore Marine Ecosystems
Retrofittable devices can re-instate and improve the marine biodiversity lost by development of our coastal areas.
New Trees for Cardiff
British cities and towns need more trees – The Woodland Trust is encouraging increases to more than 20% canopy cover to improve biodiversity and reduce carbon-dioxide pollution.
Lowest Butterfly Count for 12 Years
The average number of butterflies and moths recorded per sighting has fallen from 16 in 2019, and 11 in 2020, to only 9 in 2021.
We Need More Healthy Trees
Although we need more trees to help absorb carbon and pollution from the atmosphere, reduce flooding and soil erosion and to improve biodiversity, few developments include them.
Nature Depleted Britain
When measured against internationally approved criteria, the UK has kept only half of its biodiversity since pre-modern times. Canada, which is among the best countries, can boast 89% retention.
JP Ecological Services 