Home Grown House

Home Grown House

Our joint research project has recently been featured in the Timber Trade Journal and also displayed at COP26. Working with London Metropolitan School of Architecture and Grown in Britain, the project is investigating the potential for getting UK-grown Sweet Chestnut...
Chalk Grassland Restoration

Chalk Grassland Restoration

Often described as the ‘rainforest of Europe’, chalk grassland is home to an incredibly rich and diverse range of plant and insect life. Once restored, the wildflower meadows contain up to 40 species of flowering plants per sqm. Many species don’t grow anywhere else,...
Kent Minerals Plan

Kent Minerals Plan

In 2017, Kent County Council started a new round of plan-making for mineral sites. They put out a ‘call for sites’ to enable them to update the Kent Minerals and Waste Local Plan 2013-2030. The plan is there to ensure an ongoing supply of building materials in the...
Most diverse

Most diverse

Lowland calcareous grassland is one of Western Europe’s most intricately diverse plant communities, supporting a whole range of wildlife from beautiful butterflies and wildflowers, to fascinating insects, mammals and birds – many of these species are specialists and...