With the demand for outdoor spaces now greater than ever, leading developer Barratt Homes is hoping to inspire Tamworth's budding homeowners to consider creating their own wildlife friendly space with its new RSPB-accredited show home garden.

Located on Meadow Road, the Dunstall Park development has been awarded Silver in the wildlife charity's 'Wildlife Show Garden Award'. 

Entering into their sixth year of partnership with the UK's largest nature conservation charity, Barratt has made it its mission to improve the way in which nature is incorporated into the communities it builds and is hoping to pass this ethos onto its customers.

By planting multiple varieties of wildflowers and providing bird baths, boxes and tables, Dunstall Park is on its way to providing a safe space for local wildlife to flourish.

Charlotte Ambrose, RSPB Wildlife Advisor said: “Gardens and the wildlife they attract can be a source of joy and comfort even in the most difficult times. Right now, we need to take that joy and comfort where we find it, and nature provides it in bucket (trowel) loads. “

Tanya Silk, Sales Director at Barratt Home West Midlands, said: “We are committed to ensuring our developments are as wildlife friendly as they can be and with the demand for gardens increasing every day, we hope to encourage prospective homeowners to take care of local wildlife by providing plenty of ideas in our Dunstall Park show home.”

But it's not just the birds and the bees that are being taken care of. Dunstall Park's show home has a number of features to support other wildlife. Hedgehog numbers are down by half in the UK due to the loss of habitat, so Dunstall Park has been kitted out with hedgehog highways and a hedgehog home to support the prickly creatures in a suburban environment.[1]

For more information on how to make a garden wildlife friendly visit rspb.org.uk/wildlifegardening

Barratt Homes has introduced new social distancing measures to ensure safety on site for all staff and visitors, these include Perspex screens, designated parking spaces, and appointment only viewings. For more information visit https://www.barratthomes.co.uk/the-buying-process/safety-and-social-distancing/

Dunstall Park has a variety of three, and four bedroom homes for sale built by an award winning Site Manager. The development is now open on an appointment only basis, to find out more visit www.barratthomes.co.uk/dunstallpark or call 0333 355 8475 to book an appointment with a Sales Adviser.

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1. For further information about Barratt Homes please contact Emily Howett on 0116 247 1777 or emily@unsworthsugden.co.uk.

2. Barratt Homes is part of Barratt Developments PLC, a FTSE100 company

3. Barratt Group sold 17,856 homes in the year to June 2019, making it the biggest housebuilder by volume in Britain

4. Barratt was awarded a maximum five star rating for the 11th consecutive year in the 2020 Home Builders Federation Customer Satisfaction Survey

5. Site managers working for Barratt Group won 92 awards for quality workmanship in the 2020 NHBC Pride in the Job Awards. Barratt has won more Pride in the Job awards than any other housebuilder for the last 16 years.

6. The RSPB is the UK's largest nature conservation charity, inspiring everyone to give nature a home. Together with our partners, we protect threatened birds and wildlife so our towns, coast and countryside will teem with life once again. We play a leading role in BirdLife International, a worldwide partnership of nature conservation organisations.