Site Biodiversity
At the earliest design stage of the Hydrogen Office project, a biodiversity specialist from the Green Business Partnership was engaged to steer the design process with wildlife as a top priority.
One of the primary objectives of the redevelopment was to preserve and supplement the range of habitats present in this old industrial site, and so encourage wildlife not only to stay in the area, but to positively thrive. The grounds were carefully thought out to provide the best variety and positioning of habitats, and particularly, to ensure that ‘wildlife corridors’ were maintained, with no obstacles or broken cover to hinder free movement of wildlife from one area to another.
Native tree species (including alder, silver birch, wild cherry and scots pine) will be planted along roads and pathways; shrubs (including holly and hawthorn) and groundcover plants will provide lots of shelter for birds and smaller animals – and act as ‘wildlife corridors’; and sandy areas and log piles will provide homes for all sorts of insects and invertebrates.
