The recovery of nature must be a primary focus for government and developers, writes Erin McDaid of Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust.

The Wildlife Trusts’ new report, Swift and Wild: How to build houses and restore nature together, calls for a strategic approach to planning and housebuilding as part of efforts to achieve wider environmental targets, including net-zero and protecting 30% of land for nature by 2030.

It also highlights the importance of embedding efforts to improve energy efficiency and delivering fair access to nature into the housebuilding process.