HELP BUILD A HOME FOR WILDLIFE THIS NATIONAL NESTBOX WEEK
Draft One: Tuesday 1st February 2022
This National Nestbox Week (14-21 February), local housebuilder Barratt David Wilson Homes is encouraging children at Clipstone Brook Lower School in Leighton Buzzard to create a home for native birds in their school grounds. Barratt David Wilson North Thames, who is behind the Clipstone Park development in Leighton Buzzard, has donated a build-your-own bird table to the school for the children to construct and enjoy year-round.
As of 2021, 70 UK bird species were added to the conservation concern red list, which documents wild birds that have seen severe population decline or threat of extinction.* The list now accounts for more than a quarter of Britain’s 245 bird species. To encourage residents at its developments to create a safe home for wild nesting birds ahead of spring, the housebuilder is donating bird tables to schools near its developments.
The bird table is easy-to-assemble and is made from sustainably sourced FSC-certified wood. The bird table will encourage native birdlife to the school playground, including blue tits, house sparrows, robins, wrens and wagtails.
Karly Williams, Sales and Marketing Director for Barratt David Wilson North Thames, commented: “As a sustainable housebuilder and longstanding corporate partner of the RSPB, our goal is to create a safe home for nature and humans alike at our developments, and areas around them. With this campaign we hope to empower children to take small steps to welcome wildlife into their school grounds. By installing a custom-made bird table in the grounds, the children can take one small step to help protect wild birds in Leighton Buzzard, and allow the population to continue to grow this nesting season.”
Mrs Sally Reay, Headteacher at Clipstone Brook Lower School, commented: “We are passionate about teaching pupils from a young age the importance of preserving wildlife, so we were excited to have our very own bird table within the school grounds. The pupils in the Eco- Council have really enjoyed thinking about where to place the table and how devised a feeding routine. It is an extremely important learning experience and encourages pupils to embrace nature and wildlife.”
Barratt David Wilson North Thames is currently building new homes at Clipstone Park, where the housebuilder has installed a range of wildlife friendly features including including ponds and hedgehog highways. Current availability includes a number of four-bedroom detached houses, where prices start from £515,000.
To find out more about Barratt David Wilson North Thames or Clipstone Park, please visit www.barratthomes.co.uk / www.dwh.co.uk or call 0333 3558 500 / 0333 3558 501.