RSPB Flatford

"A Murmuration of Starlings":

a Wildlife Garden for the Royal Society of the Protection of Birds

This site in Flatford, Suffolk, was gifted to the RSPB in 2008. It lies adjacent to the National Trust's Flatford Mill and covers approximately 1 hectare of land sloping down to the River Stour.

A design competition was held in 2009, to select designers for the development of the site as a resource for the RSPB, and to promote its "Homes for Wildlife" campaign.

Catherine Heatherington MSGD MA and Alex Johnson MSGD MLI teamed up to deliver the winning scheme.

The design features a variety of habitats for with a broad varity of wildlife in mind, as well as features which emphasise the distinctiveness of the local landscape and building traditions.