11-05-2025
Housebuilding project committed to sustainability and biodiversity
A housebuilding project in the Lake District has reaffirmed its commitment to sustainability and biodiversity.
Wellbank is an award-winning housebuilding project that aims to promote sustainability, wellbeing, and biodiversity as part of its work in Lake District National Park.
This project will see 45 homes built at Bootle, with the project recently moving into the second phase of this development, which also includes a hub with swimming pool, spa, café, bar, and restaurant, with 17 plots available on its 12-acre site.
Janet Nuttall at Wellbank (Image: Supplied) As part of the Wellbank project, prospective buyers can 'achieve their dream Lake District home' with options to buy a plot and design their own home, buy a plot and choose from a range of designs, or opt to move into a ready-built home.
At the heart of this project remains sustainability and biodiversity, with Wellbank site owner Janet Nuttall explaining more.
She said: "When I had the opportunity to get involved in the construction industry as a site owner at Wellbank, I was determined to do things differently.
"Wellbank is unique. It's the only site in the Lake District National Park, or any national park in England that I am aware of, which is offering the opportunity for homeowners to have a self-build, or custom-build, home in this way.
"Wellbank's environment is so special. Biodiversity and sustainability are really important to us, and we are not just talking about it, we are not ticking boxes, we are actually doing it.
"We are very proud of the environment we are creating at Wellbank with all the planting and the ponds and providing spacious plots because we know how much having this extra space and the natural environment promotes physical and mental wellbeing for everyone who lives here."
Tom Hinson (Image: Supplied) Tom Hinson is a landscape designer and is leading plans to help Wellbank maximise sustainability and the diversity of its environment.
He said: "The way we are creating the Wellbank environment is a net gain for biodiversity as we are creating a unique habitat which supports the eco-system of the wider area with other Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) such as nearby Eskmeals and Hodbarrow."
