A study by Statista revealed the degree of urbanisation in the UK amounted to just under 85% in 2024, substantially reducing the number of green spaces and resultant biodiversity possibilities. Consequently, utilising sustainable practices and ensuring healthy plant life across the myriad cities across the UK shouldn’t just be a consideration but a necessity. As the UK’s premier landscape edging, AluExcel offers proven habitat creation potential while enhancing external aesthetics, writes Sol Russell, Specification Team Leader at Kinley.
The UK’s substantial population growth is expediting the need for increased urbanised spaces. While this is understandable, we risk eradicating so much of the green and wondrous land we have available to us and endangering some of the incredible flora and fauna the UK is known for.
For many years, concrete has been seen as the ideal material for biodiversity enhancement due to its resilient and robust properties, porous characteristics and chemical composition.
While this stability is highly effective in the construction of engineered living shorelines, the widespread use of concrete for pavements, pathways and roads covers landscapes and fertile soil, minimising space for natural habitats in more populated areas.
Additionally, concrete seepage presents a further challenge. The slow penetration of water through the concrete – primarily caused by urban infrastructure – changes natural water flow, degrades habitats and alters the water’s chemical composition.
Conversely, aluminium landscape edging offers a more sustainable and natural solution; one that’s hugely effective at enhancing biodiversity, creating habitats and ensuring more reliable soil structure.
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