The housing crisis is so acute that it has apparently now hit the animal kingdom too. "Vital homes for wildlife and people" was the newsflash hitting our inboxes from a PR. The scheme in question is being developed by Natural England and Spectrum Housing Group, and will convert a Second World War military hospital at St Leonards near Bournemouth into homes for 210 local people, as well as smooth snakes, nightjars, green winged orchids and a "maternity unit" for bats. Most intriguing is talk of "acid grassland" at the scheme. Perhaps it'll be a lot like living in an episode of The Magic Roundabout.
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