Peel Holdings are committed to environmental projects. The company already works closely with a number of trusts and environmental organisations such as the Environmental Agency, Forestry Commission and RSPB on a number of schemes including Botany Bay Wood, the largest woodland in Greater Manchester.

Botany Bay Wood, owned by Peel Holdings was brought into management as part of Red Rose Forest. The 84 hectare site in Worsley now provides an excellent habitat for a variety of wildlife and is an important site for a colony of heron. Deer have also been spotted in the area.

Peel Holdings intend to transform 100 acres of former quarry on the Calder Park site into a wildlife haven to ensure the protection of various bird and nature species.

Many swans, ducks and other wildfowl are already regular visitors to Calder Park.

The parkland will be owned and managed by the Environment Agency upon completion.

The wetland nature reserve will be designed in full consultation with the RSPB and English Nature and will become a haven for many important species such as the Lapwing and Redshank.

The conservation and enhancement of the wetland nature reserve are an important part of the development of Calder Park.