PHPD discovers how the latest horticultural products can help to boost biodiversity efforts.
In order to help boost biodiversity and conservation across the country BioScapes has launched a range of self-contained, integrated eco-systems and associated products. The company is a new business under the Rolawn Group, an established supplier of topsoil and turf.
There are two different products within the range, the BioCube and NatureArk. The products have been designed to help to directly offset the negative impact of biodiversity loss.
The company believes that the products are suitable for installation in both commercial and residential environments such as, private gardens, new housing developments, local authority projects, roof gardens, commercial sites and general landscaping schemes.
Terry Smithson, Biodiversity Manager and expert ecologist at BioScapes said: “Biodiversity is vital to our future and is the fundamental contributor to processes such as pollinating our food, providing clean water and filtering the air we breathe. We upset these systems at our peril.
“But no matter how much space you have, you can always make space for wildlife, and the BioCube provides the perfect solution in this respect by creating a self-contained area, which can be used in a range of environments, and that will support wildlife.
Wet and dry habitats
The BioCube provides a combination of wet and dry habitats, supporting the process of rewilding through the development of ecosystems which encourage small mammals, amphibians, insects, invertebrate and plants to thrive.
It has been launched alongside the NatureArk which delivers a similar suite of benefits, and has been developed for implementation in smaller community environments, such as schools, as well as commercial construction projects.
