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Biodiverse, living or green roofs and walls
Biodiverse roofs and walls support habitat creation and provide ecological, aesthetic and other benefits, particularly valuable in constrained urban sites.
Biodiverse, living or green roofs and walls: these surfaces support biodiversity and can provide valuable habitat on sites particularly where space for new habitat creation is constrained. They are good options for highly urban developments and can play an important role in providing new habitat for species displaced by the development, for invertebrates and wildlife species that already live in the city and gardens and for connecting up the wider landscape. In addition to ecological and aesthetic improvements, biodiverse roofs can provide a range of other benefits, helping to
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