We are delighted to be developing a masterplan for Marquis Drive Visitor Centre in Cannock Chase, Staffordshire, where the Chase is recognised as a National Landscape (previously Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty), and much of which has further designations of Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and Site of Special Scientific […]
Heritage
Arkwood wins Green Apple award for work on Hainault Ancient Forest Project
We are delighted to announce that we have won a Green Apple Award for our work on the Hainault Ancient Forest restoration project. We acted as the lead consultants on this project and are extremely proud to have won an award for the work we did on this amazing forest […]
Hainault Ancient Forest project completed
Since 2017, we have been working with Vision Redbridge on the completion of the Hainault Ancient Forest project which included the regeneration of the woodland and grassland of Hainault. A considerable part of the project was the refurbishment, redevelopment and repurposing of the 19th century farm buildings. The Victorian buildings […]
Arkwood (formerly JSA) to Redesign Seven Sisters Car Park
We are working with the South Downs National Park Authority on the redesign of the carparks at Seven Sisters Country Park in Sussex. This historic area in the South Downs National Park is a unique and stunning landscape, much loved by visitors and local residents, and is home to chalk […]
Arkwood (formerly JSA) wins masterplan projects for Lowestoft’s Towns Fund programme
As part of its £25 million Towns Fund project, East Suffolk Council has appointed JSA to deliver two contingent masterplans for Lowestoft. The project will focus on the town’s North and South Heritage Action Zones. The emerging masterplans will be based on a heritage-driven approach to regeneration that will enhance […]
Branch Hill Pond
John Constable’s painting of Branch Hill Pond, Hampstead Heath has provided the inspiration for the re-creation of this historic water body. The RedFrog Association represents residents of the Redington Frognal Conservation Area and has secured GLA funding and the support of the City of London for a project to re-create […]
Eltham Palace masterplan and historic landscape consultancy
English Heritage has commissioned long-term Arkwood collaborators Erect Architects to develop a new water play facility for Eltham Palace. The project will attract larger and more diverse audiences to this iconic Grade 1 listed site. English Heritage has invited Arkwood to assess the impact of the proposed development on the […]
Great Linford Manor Park
Arkwood (formerly JSA)’s project to restore great Linford Manor Park has been supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund and a grant of £3.5 million awarded. Arkwood prepared restoration proposals for the Milton Keynes Parks Trust and submitted the second round application to the HLF on the Trust’s behalf. The project […]