Soils Case Study - SUEZ, Aberdeen The project aimed to enhance and expand wildflower seeding and shrub planting on an industrial site in Aberdeen, in turn, to increase biodiversity on the site. Suitable species were selected by understanding the site's soil and coastal weather conditions. These species, along with habitat structure, were to Read more »

Natural Capital Appraisal - Brudenell Estates A bespoke natural capital approach was developed for the Deene Park estate team and their advisors. This outlined the opportunities and risks linked with the estate’s key objectives and existing strategic plan. In working with the estate, we collated data from the estate’s own records, combined with the wider land management data sets Read more »

Mountpark Woodland - St Peters Wood, Swadlincote “This Nicholsons team have been exceptional through our journey into woodland creation, from their site assessment, scheme design, liaison with all stakeholders and the National Forest and effective implementation and management.  As a company we are immensely proud of what we have achieved." Wal Groves, European Construction Director Background Mountpark, recognising the increasing focus Read more »

Linear Park Construction Management - Hanwood Park Hanwood Park is a Sustainable Urban Extension to the East of Kettering, which will see the delivery of 5,500 homes over the next 20 years. The client commissioned Lockhart Garratt to manage the construction tender and contract for the first of several public parks to come forward with the project. This area Read more »

Buccleuch Properties—Kettering (Oct 2018) Addressing the balance This 22 ha site, proposed for warehousing, comprised a former ironstone quarry restored to 25% woodland and 75% grassland in the 1980’s. In early consultation feedback with the planning authorities the need for ALC / soil survey was queried. Nicholsons (Formerly Lockhart Garratt) undertook a recce inspection in Spring 2018 including 3 Read more »

D Harding – Leek Wootton, Warks (Oct 2017) Sustainable land-use for future investment The owner’s objective for their recently acquired 13 ha ex‐arable field was to create broadleaf woodland as a productive sustainable land-use for future investment and environmental education. Lockhart Garratt was instructed to design that new woodland, to source Forestry Commission (FC) grant and to manage the Read more »

Milton Keynes College – Bletchley Park Detailed Landscape Design Concept for New Institute of Technology Campus This project focused on delivering a new, high-tech campus building to serve students of Milton Keynes College.  A derelict building with a deep history of early technology was proposed to be renovated and repurposed for this task.  Our brief was to define a Read more »

Lewis & Scott Retirement Living Ltd. – Tollersbury Landscape masterplanning for a new concept and template for retirement living Lockhart Garratt is currently providing landscape architecture services developing an entirely new concept for retirement community living. The key ambition of the design process is to create an alternative template that offers a safe and inspiring place to live during Read more »