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The Darwin Green marketing suite with a cycle path outside
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The Darwin Green marketing suite with a cycle path outside 19 Mar 2026
Put Pedal to the Metal: Cambridgeshire Homebuilder Encourages Pupils to Cycle to School
Barratt and David Wilson Homes

To coincide with Walk Wheel Cycle Trust's Big Walk and Wheel (16th - 27th March), Barratt and David Wilson Homes is highlighting the walking and cycling routes around its Darwin Green developments in Cambridge.

Walk Wheel Cycle Trust's Big Walk and Wheel is a national competition designed to inspire pupils to make active journeys to school, improve air quality, and discover how these changes benefit their world.
 
In Walk Wheel Cycle Trust's Children's Walking and Cycling Index in 2024, it was revealed that 14% of primary school trips are carried out by bike. The vast majority of children also support actions like creating more cycle paths to improve walking and cycling to school.
 
Darwin Green is ideally situated with schooling options nearby. Residents can therefore make use of the cycle and pedestrian friendly routes between the development and the city centre.
 
Jason Hearn, Sales Director at Barratt and David Wilson Homes South Midlands, said: “We're proud to be providing cycle paths at Darwin Green, allowing residents to have a safe and easy way to experience the development and the surrounding areas to the fullest.
 
“Homebuyers can take a leisurely cycle into Cambridge city centre, or they can use the routes to commute to work or school, reducing their carbon footprint and helping to live a more sustainable life.”
 
Barratt Homes at Darwin Green currently has a selection of two, three and four bedroom homes available, and David Wilson Homes at Darwin Green has a range of three and four bedroom homes perfectly suitable for many buyers.
 
For information about the new properties the developers are building in the area, visit the websites at Barratt Homes in Cambridgeshire or David Wilson Homes in Cambridgeshire.
 
 
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NOTES TO EDITORS:
 
  • For further information about Barratt and David Wilson Homes, please contact Adam Jeffs on 0116 247 1777 or adamj@unsworthsugden.co.uk

  • Barratt and David Wilson Homes are part of Barratt Redrow PLC, a FTSE100 company

  • Barratt Redrow was awarded a maximum five-star rating for the 16th consecutive year in the 2025 Home Builders Federation Customer Satisfaction Survey

  • Site managers working for Barratt won 115 awards for quality workmanship in the 2025 NHBC Pride in the Job Awards. Barratt has won more Pride in the Job awards than any other housebuilder for the past 21 years