Arkwood have been appointed by London Borough of Barking and Dagenham to develop a masterplan for the Ripple Nature Reserve in Barking for RIBA stages 2&3. Ripple is situated on an old fuel ash disposal site, rendering the soil to be more alkaline – meaning that only certain species of […]
Following on from the successful 2017 Public Open Spaces Strategy for the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, we have started a review of this strategy, as much has changed since we completed this study. The Environment Act came into force in 2021 and includes measures to support biodiversity net […]
(photo from Great Linford Manor Park, Milton Keynes) An article in Monday’s (27 Nov) Guardian highlights recently published information from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), analysing how the UK population uses natural space. The report presents data on the value of ecosystem service flows delivered by the UK’s natural […]
(Credit of Featured Image to the BBC) Wild Isles is a documentary presented by David Attenborough, a world famous and beloved environmentalist focusing on biodiversity, nature, and our ecosystem. This documentary is solely focused on the British Isles and the animals and plants that live here. Documentaries like Wild Isles […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Landscape Institute released an important article in their magazine release ‘Designing for Gender Equality’ last year in 2022 discussing and shining light on the gender pay gap. Some people do not recognise that the gender wage gap actually exists. Data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) showed that […]
We are proud to announce our shift from Jon Sheaff and Associates to the new company identity and name: Arkwood. We are still the same hard working team, and we will still deliver the same high quality work our clients and collaborators have come to expect. The story of Arkwood […]
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 […]
The Guardian has recently written an article about the restoration of Branch Hill Pond in Hampstead Heath, which we had the honour of developing the proposal for in 2021. The project was focused on redeveloping the former biodiversity of the Heath, while also focusing on visitor activities. The pond is […]