- Ambition 1: consider changing 'equality' to 'equity'
- Ambition 7: Opportunities for biodiversity need to be integrated into these new developments and will be key in creating the 'attractive neighbourhoods' this ambition aspires to.
- Ambition 8: Design and inclusion of greenspaces will, again, be key in making the Borough a place where people choose to bring up their families. Having access to good natural space is, in itself, a form of leisure and entertainment.
- Ambition 10: This ambition doesn't really say anything meaningful, and could be removed from this list.

Ambition 7: attractive neighbourhoods add 'in tune with nature'
Ambition 8; add 'the Natural World'

Reason this is relevant: Wellbeing benefits from access to nature (inc mental health) but this is in decline. For instance Starlings numbers between 1995 and 2017; across the UK have declined by 52%. Starlings like the grassland for feeding that some of the proposed open space will create (and the existing Sandwell Valley), but need nest sites. By providing a nest location, preferably integral with new buildings, with a 45mm entrance hole, we could relieve some of the struggles these birds are facing.
For swifts, new buildings lack suitable nest cavities, hence the importance of providing integral nest sites during their construction. The RSPB and the British Trust of Ornithology believe loss of nest sites is a key driver behind the dramatic decline of swifts. Swift bricks can be installed at height.
We can also consider hedgehogs, in sharp decline.