A major new initiative to support wildlife through homebuilding has been launched, with 28 of the UK’s largest developers – responsible for building nearly 100,000 homes each year – signing up to the Homes for Nature commitment (find out more at futurehomes.org.uk).
This initiative was developed by the Future Homes Hub, a body set up to develop a long-term delivery plan for the sector in line with the Government’s legally binding net zero and wider environmental targets.
It will see Swift bricks (pictured), Hedgehog highways and pollinator-friendly planting on every new development of the signatories taken through planning from September 2024.
Read about the people fighting to make Swift bricks mandatory in building projects.
This follows work by the RSPB and other wildlife organisations, together with Future Homes Hub, to develop guidance for the installation of nature measures.
The RSPB writes about and promotes climate-resilient, nature-rich development in the National House Building Councils’ Biodiversity in New Housing guide, which resulted from the RSPB’s partnership with Barratt Homes. The Homes for Nature initiative is developed by Future Homes Hub.
