The house and grounds are a haven of peace.

Tradition can be a haven of peace in a world which changes fashion frequently.

A haven of peace and tranquility, it's the one place in the hotel that the sound of water trickling doesn't spell spectacle — just sheer relaxation.

Our house, surrounded by wild stretches of swaying savannah grasses, should be a haven of peace.

Within two hours, however, the vast majority will have hurried back over the causeway, and this part-time island, with its population of 160, will be a haven of peace.

Others are more optimistic, arguing that art markets may provide a haven when other investments such as shares and property are looking uncertain.

In even the smallest space you can provide a haven for birds, insects and mammals at a time when they need our help to survive.

The peninsula's sea caves, formerly home to smugglers, now provide a haven for grey seals.

Clipped hedges remain one of the most attractive and practical ways to create boundaries or divide a space, and they provide a haven for birds and small mammals.

But your new layer, perked up with the occasional sprinkling of cheap, granular, general fertiliser, will provide a haven of food and water that will keep your new plants happy.

So far, so good: the recession-induced flight from risk has led overseas investors to seek a haven in dollar assets.

The people using these accounts are largely pensioners seeking a haven for their life savings.

It was driven to unprecedented highs as savers sought a haven from financial instability, banking crashes and the spectre of inflation.

The proposal also included plans for the grounds to become a wildlife haven and park.

But overgrown wildlife havens do not make for great usable city spaces; it's all down to getting the balance right.

First to go was urban-style stainless steel, then in came vegetables (out now; they were hardly to be seen), followed by little bug hotels and loudly proclaimed wildlife havens (ditto).