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These new houses on Hughes Drive overlook one of Houlton's 'wildlife corridors'.

Looking across one of Houlton's 'wildlife corridors' to new houses on Hughes Drive.

Houlton Way is one of the main thoroughfares through Houlton. It is seen here from the junction with Gabriel's Way where a sign points visitors to some of the housing developments and St Gabriel's Academy.

St Gabriel's Church of England Academy opened in September 2018, the first of Houlton's schools to do so. The architecture of the primary school is striking and in the words of its architects, van Heyningen and Haward, 'the building is designed to have a strong civic presence, with a small pedestrian square framed by the taller roofs of the halls to establish a distinctive place in the new community'.

This primary school opened in September 2018, the first of Houlton's four schools to do so.

Faulkner Road leads off Dollman Road close to the Dollman Farm local centre.

Looking across one of Houlton's 'wildlife corridors' to new houses on Hughes Drive.

More than three years after the first houses were occupied, some parts of Houlton were beginning to have an established feel by March 2021. This is the view along Dollman Way, named after the nearby farm which long predates Houlton, with Faulkner Road leading off to the right.

The days when new housing estates consisted of rows of identical buildings are long gone. This terrace could be seen as a mere architectural pastiche or as a worthy attempt to mix things up and make them more interesting. Certainly future generations may well marvel at the inventiveness on display. Further along the street a sign for Davidsons Homes sales office can be seen.

The picture displayed here beside Houlton Wildlife Walk is called 'This is my lovely new home' by Monika Leszczyk featuring a child looking across a meadow at Houlton's newly built houses. It is part of an outdoor exhibition 'installed along the growing development’s extensive nature trails and features 20 rustic frames which will host a wide range of local artwork throughout the year'. According to an adjacent sign, the wildlife walk is one of several wildlife corridors around Houlton purposefully designed to accommodate great crested newts.