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 […]
Arkwood has been appointed to deliver a green infrastructure strategy for Newham. The Strategy will be a multi-faceted assessment Newham’s green infrastructure assets and will include the development of new standards for greenspace provision that will inform the Local Plan review. The strategy will consider the significance of Newham’s green […]
Arkwood have been invited by heritage consultants Britton McGrath to develop a new spatial masterplan for Audley End. This iconic Grade I listed Jacobean building is set in a landscape designed by Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown in the mid-18th century. Arkwood’s masterplanning work will form part of a larger study by […]
As a Towns Fund Project, Mansfield District Council has appointed Arkwood to deliver a masterplan and business plan for the revitalisation of Berry Hill Park in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. Berry Hill Park has been and continues to be a place of celebration for the local coal mining history. Now home to […]
Arkwood has been appointed to deliver a project to upgrade Heybourne Park for the London Borough of Barnet. The scheme forms part of the Grahame Park regeneration being developed by the Council in partnership with Notting Hill Genesis. The practice provided the Council with initial design advice in 2017 and […]
On the 14th of October Arkwood Director, Jon Sheaff will be joining colleagues in a Financial Times/BNP Paribas webinar. The session will discuss climate change and natural capital and how these relate to Landscape Architecture and the challenges we face on the road to a net zero future.