Healthy Habitats

Delivering a structurally diverse habitat which provides essential shelter and foraging opportunities for wildlife. The berries and insects found in scrub deliver critical autumn and winter food sources for birds including cuckoos, whose birdsong has captivated cultures for centuries.

Where heritage fruit varieties will support honeybee populations. These industrious insects visit a multitude of plant species and transfer substantial pollen loads, contributing to the productivity of 70 UK crop species. The creation and conservation of these orchards will be driven by the local community.

Which will support the blue ground beetle, a stunning nocturnal hunter found only in a handful of UK locations. This intriguing beetle clambers through the canopy after dark to feed on slugs, showcasing a hidden world of biodiversity at night.

Which will act as green corridors reconnecting isolated habitats across the landscape. Hedgerows deliver nutrition, refuge, and breeding sites for the charismatic hazel dormouse, a real ambassador for conservation.