Creating outside space for you and your family
![DWH Biodiversity Infographic 1](/-/media/group/david-wilson-homes/campaigns/biodiversity/1503_barratt_biodiversity_inforgraphics_dw.png?w=100&hash=066CD295F8D6BB82463919A92A836265| /-/media/group/david-wilson-homes/campaigns/biodiversity/1503_barratt_biodiversity_inforgraphics_dw.png?w=200&hash=0CB50B10DCBB1678DD9FC5C692CF509F| /-/media/group/david-wilson-homes/campaigns/biodiversity/1503_barratt_biodiversity_inforgraphics_dw.png?w=300&hash=EE1B64E6CE8BFDD9E449097AC43B7C73| /-/media/group/david-wilson-homes/campaigns/biodiversity/1503_barratt_biodiversity_inforgraphics_dw.png?w=400&hash=D5CC1F2E03BC9EECD76D08751EE14BA6| /-/media/group/david-wilson-homes/campaigns/biodiversity/1503_barratt_biodiversity_inforgraphics_dw.png?w=500&hash=A8ECACC19F9F5F34C2DA206A4818F57B| /-/media/group/david-wilson-homes/campaigns/biodiversity/1503_barratt_biodiversity_inforgraphics_dw.png?w=600&hash=E255E17A657DDDEE74DC3426F103D3DD| /-/media/group/david-wilson-homes/campaigns/biodiversity/1503_barratt_biodiversity_inforgraphics_dw.png?w=700&hash=E962AEDE9D50FB5E623C1517C66A8740| /-/media/group/david-wilson-homes/campaigns/biodiversity/1503_barratt_biodiversity_inforgraphics_dw.png?w=800&hash=4CC06A858900B77BCF6A8C3FDCE9A960| /-/media/group/david-wilson-homes/campaigns/biodiversity/1503_barratt_biodiversity_inforgraphics_dw.png?w=900&hash=EE21F9E3B74A10C3EE24A62AB6BF2628| /-/media/group/david-wilson-homes/campaigns/biodiversity/1503_barratt_biodiversity_inforgraphics_dw.png?w=1000&hash=75B3689D29EDD3C3522AC1448BDA165B| /-/media/group/david-wilson-homes/campaigns/biodiversity/1503_barratt_biodiversity_inforgraphics_dw.png?w=1100&hash=050A155CBA8956E3BACD2AA1CE527BB4| /-/media/group/david-wilson-homes/campaigns/biodiversity/1503_barratt_biodiversity_inforgraphics_dw.png?w=1200&hash=984421A29B1F765604790978621788FB)
Communities for you and nature
We care about the environment and creating beautiful landscapes in which to live and we’ve made real progress;
- We* created over 372 hectares^ of green space in 2023, that's the equivalent of 532 football pitches.
- We’ve installed over 6,500 hedgehog highways, so they can pass freely between gardens.
- We have created nearly 5,500 homes for swifts across our developments, using innovative swift bricks.
![Willow Grove open green space](/-/media/group/david-wilson-homes/dwh-why-buy-new/april-2022/002-dwn_willowgrove_bedford_ss_holden_lichfield_buckingham_4bed_5bed_spring200422-1200x.jpg?w=100&hash=B30DC4CE3D7DF53EE2FE613CBFAF20A9| /-/media/group/david-wilson-homes/dwh-why-buy-new/april-2022/002-dwn_willowgrove_bedford_ss_holden_lichfield_buckingham_4bed_5bed_spring200422-1200x.jpg?w=200&hash=56AECE13F42753F6926D8A70761C3576| /-/media/group/david-wilson-homes/dwh-why-buy-new/april-2022/002-dwn_willowgrove_bedford_ss_holden_lichfield_buckingham_4bed_5bed_spring200422-1200x.jpg?w=300&hash=91BE5D6D371AC9DBF3BF791E5D00CF74| /-/media/group/david-wilson-homes/dwh-why-buy-new/april-2022/002-dwn_willowgrove_bedford_ss_holden_lichfield_buckingham_4bed_5bed_spring200422-1200x.jpg?w=400&hash=F0F3ADCBAE18AF47CB283793138B2A3E| /-/media/group/david-wilson-homes/dwh-why-buy-new/april-2022/002-dwn_willowgrove_bedford_ss_holden_lichfield_buckingham_4bed_5bed_spring200422-1200x.jpg?w=500&hash=CCF6D15A0DBB43F56815328A2D550AFF| /-/media/group/david-wilson-homes/dwh-why-buy-new/april-2022/002-dwn_willowgrove_bedford_ss_holden_lichfield_buckingham_4bed_5bed_spring200422-1200x.jpg?w=600&hash=67C52F0BE95EE9C9F162523FD3F3AE61| /-/media/group/david-wilson-homes/dwh-why-buy-new/april-2022/002-dwn_willowgrove_bedford_ss_holden_lichfield_buckingham_4bed_5bed_spring200422-1200x.jpg?w=700&hash=9116EDC5BD8517DD213E0F0073C4CE5C| /-/media/group/david-wilson-homes/dwh-why-buy-new/april-2022/002-dwn_willowgrove_bedford_ss_holden_lichfield_buckingham_4bed_5bed_spring200422-1200x.jpg?w=800&hash=670C4FFEE12A32D8C8343CB353119869| /-/media/group/david-wilson-homes/dwh-why-buy-new/april-2022/002-dwn_willowgrove_bedford_ss_holden_lichfield_buckingham_4bed_5bed_spring200422-1200x.jpg?w=900&hash=E011A36603E99A32C4B5D2B2FEBBC201| /-/media/group/david-wilson-homes/dwh-why-buy-new/april-2022/002-dwn_willowgrove_bedford_ss_holden_lichfield_buckingham_4bed_5bed_spring200422-1200x.jpg?w=1000&hash=91D07020D797E1C736E3F39192BE61BB| /-/media/group/david-wilson-homes/dwh-why-buy-new/april-2022/002-dwn_willowgrove_bedford_ss_holden_lichfield_buckingham_4bed_5bed_spring200422-1200x.jpg?w=1100&hash=6DF3489DAED6FECA96D079CDF16ECA16| /-/media/group/david-wilson-homes/dwh-why-buy-new/april-2022/002-dwn_willowgrove_bedford_ss_holden_lichfield_buckingham_4bed_5bed_spring200422-1200x.jpg?w=1200&hash=EE806632927D726F450BBB59E630343A)
![Mickleover development - open green space](/-/media/group/david-wilson-homes/dwh-why-buy-new/april-2022/001-dwem_mickleover_derby_layton_moorecroft_cornell_4bed_5bed-1200x.jpg?w=100&hash=D0D99BF956255A5ABBBA1116FEC965F1| /-/media/group/david-wilson-homes/dwh-why-buy-new/april-2022/001-dwem_mickleover_derby_layton_moorecroft_cornell_4bed_5bed-1200x.jpg?w=200&hash=8C6BE0723AA23D39E5336E1480C2442D| /-/media/group/david-wilson-homes/dwh-why-buy-new/april-2022/001-dwem_mickleover_derby_layton_moorecroft_cornell_4bed_5bed-1200x.jpg?w=300&hash=C68DD2A54A8D87FBDE0F4EE854A708D8| /-/media/group/david-wilson-homes/dwh-why-buy-new/april-2022/001-dwem_mickleover_derby_layton_moorecroft_cornell_4bed_5bed-1200x.jpg?w=400&hash=92226989C0D880DCB08810CAEF62A65C| /-/media/group/david-wilson-homes/dwh-why-buy-new/april-2022/001-dwem_mickleover_derby_layton_moorecroft_cornell_4bed_5bed-1200x.jpg?w=500&hash=1FCE831868FB87E82987A41662D41A88| /-/media/group/david-wilson-homes/dwh-why-buy-new/april-2022/001-dwem_mickleover_derby_layton_moorecroft_cornell_4bed_5bed-1200x.jpg?w=600&hash=7082B4DA5DAB2945AB61D24C6E7F498A| /-/media/group/david-wilson-homes/dwh-why-buy-new/april-2022/001-dwem_mickleover_derby_layton_moorecroft_cornell_4bed_5bed-1200x.jpg?w=700&hash=B8D5425B6E9D027ACB836CACA382CDFD| /-/media/group/david-wilson-homes/dwh-why-buy-new/april-2022/001-dwem_mickleover_derby_layton_moorecroft_cornell_4bed_5bed-1200x.jpg?w=800&hash=A82045CC2CEAD66671B2787E6F533E85| /-/media/group/david-wilson-homes/dwh-why-buy-new/april-2022/001-dwem_mickleover_derby_layton_moorecroft_cornell_4bed_5bed-1200x.jpg?w=900&hash=71E5DE3D9AB5576CE8B4E1DD4A6E90D1| /-/media/group/david-wilson-homes/dwh-why-buy-new/april-2022/001-dwem_mickleover_derby_layton_moorecroft_cornell_4bed_5bed-1200x.jpg?w=1000&hash=D57D92F7B13A2D2273320D6362836737| /-/media/group/david-wilson-homes/dwh-why-buy-new/april-2022/001-dwem_mickleover_derby_layton_moorecroft_cornell_4bed_5bed-1200x.jpg?w=1100&hash=7D3259B8F4154DE4BAFADAE97EBDC82A| /-/media/group/david-wilson-homes/dwh-why-buy-new/april-2022/001-dwem_mickleover_derby_layton_moorecroft_cornell_4bed_5bed-1200x.jpg?w=1200&hash=9EA028CC2629B896C438CD63343E0545)
Providing a home for wildlife
We’re dedicated to creating developments that are great places for both homeowners and wildlife to live in. That’s why we work together with the RSPB, Britain’s largest nature conservation charity, to plan open spaces and show home gardens in many of our new communities that will encourage nature to thrive and help improve the biodiversity of our outdoor spaces.
![Hedgehog home in wildlife friendly garden](/-/media/group/david-wilson-homes/campaigns/biodiversity/hedgehog-home_gatefordmanor_worksop_ext_garden-small.jpg?w=100&hash=9C86D1948E13817BBADA498B8622B8B7| /-/media/group/david-wilson-homes/campaigns/biodiversity/hedgehog-home_gatefordmanor_worksop_ext_garden-small.jpg?w=200&hash=52445D36F8F3484114488393D8694CD2| /-/media/group/david-wilson-homes/campaigns/biodiversity/hedgehog-home_gatefordmanor_worksop_ext_garden-small.jpg?w=300&hash=40CF32B1794763B50B939677E333C427| /-/media/group/david-wilson-homes/campaigns/biodiversity/hedgehog-home_gatefordmanor_worksop_ext_garden-small.jpg?w=400&hash=598F76C5708EE045EC540690C6C65D32| /-/media/group/david-wilson-homes/campaigns/biodiversity/hedgehog-home_gatefordmanor_worksop_ext_garden-small.jpg?w=500&hash=7158584F689B49BD2B56E2458EF7C5D0| /-/media/group/david-wilson-homes/campaigns/biodiversity/hedgehog-home_gatefordmanor_worksop_ext_garden-small.jpg?w=600&hash=A3730B89E3B47A2A09E4E4B3B9A98065| /-/media/group/david-wilson-homes/campaigns/biodiversity/hedgehog-home_gatefordmanor_worksop_ext_garden-small.jpg?w=700&hash=48D62C4818C374926916ED000BC26F55| /-/media/group/david-wilson-homes/campaigns/biodiversity/hedgehog-home_gatefordmanor_worksop_ext_garden-small.jpg?w=800&hash=B8816ACE3018A98F623CA028EF57A0F4| /-/media/group/david-wilson-homes/campaigns/biodiversity/hedgehog-home_gatefordmanor_worksop_ext_garden-small.jpg?w=900&hash=063335A9B81B1BB05CE3D316F495948C| /-/media/group/david-wilson-homes/campaigns/biodiversity/hedgehog-home_gatefordmanor_worksop_ext_garden-small.jpg?w=1000&hash=65B8B4430DE87234EA793FAE947FD0C9| /-/media/group/david-wilson-homes/campaigns/biodiversity/hedgehog-home_gatefordmanor_worksop_ext_garden-small.jpg?w=1100&hash=01F2645A0AD313F094466F92C15E1E04| /-/media/group/david-wilson-homes/campaigns/biodiversity/hedgehog-home_gatefordmanor_worksop_ext_garden-small.jpg?w=1200&hash=D52813482CC29FC733FC79B4CFB2A9B9)
![Wildlife friendly scented garden](/-/media/group/david-wilson-homes/campaigns/biodiversity/scented-garden_gatefordmanor_worksop_ext_garden-small.jpg?w=100&hash=62E580D48DBD13429B75E8150EB71BB9| /-/media/group/david-wilson-homes/campaigns/biodiversity/scented-garden_gatefordmanor_worksop_ext_garden-small.jpg?w=200&hash=975E55D52AA560D9269C38B75507AAF6| /-/media/group/david-wilson-homes/campaigns/biodiversity/scented-garden_gatefordmanor_worksop_ext_garden-small.jpg?w=300&hash=54F385CBFBB9C039136839FE1137DC75| /-/media/group/david-wilson-homes/campaigns/biodiversity/scented-garden_gatefordmanor_worksop_ext_garden-small.jpg?w=400&hash=B197B65E62429B65903F85A86D720555| /-/media/group/david-wilson-homes/campaigns/biodiversity/scented-garden_gatefordmanor_worksop_ext_garden-small.jpg?w=500&hash=3019414361CA1712FFEBB92DC49B7D3F| /-/media/group/david-wilson-homes/campaigns/biodiversity/scented-garden_gatefordmanor_worksop_ext_garden-small.jpg?w=600&hash=164C9B1BBD953B8698F3E2CAE3990CA3| /-/media/group/david-wilson-homes/campaigns/biodiversity/scented-garden_gatefordmanor_worksop_ext_garden-small.jpg?w=700&hash=AAF0545BC8B71C1C2228C587BF292318| /-/media/group/david-wilson-homes/campaigns/biodiversity/scented-garden_gatefordmanor_worksop_ext_garden-small.jpg?w=800&hash=59BDD5F2C259BEED3893F8DFECF8F24F| /-/media/group/david-wilson-homes/campaigns/biodiversity/scented-garden_gatefordmanor_worksop_ext_garden-small.jpg?w=900&hash=761E48523D9DABABF78ABC37C316EC18| /-/media/group/david-wilson-homes/campaigns/biodiversity/scented-garden_gatefordmanor_worksop_ext_garden-small.jpg?w=1000&hash=150C7D7C174C58CADEF965A4A8103CC8| /-/media/group/david-wilson-homes/campaigns/biodiversity/scented-garden_gatefordmanor_worksop_ext_garden-small.jpg?w=1100&hash=7C7645780945BC09347C0FE230F57BD0| /-/media/group/david-wilson-homes/campaigns/biodiversity/scented-garden_gatefordmanor_worksop_ext_garden-small.jpg?w=1200&hash=FD0CC1CA2EC291F1BBAA502EF90E8D8D)
*‘We’, ‘our’, ‘us’ refers to the Barratt Developments PLC Group brands including Barratt Homes, David Wilson Homes and Barratt London.
^ Barratt Developments Sustainability Report 2023