Urban Meadows

The BIG Challenge is a CIRIA Biodiversity Interest Group initiative launched to encourage the construction industry to make small biodiversity enhancements on existing or new build development sites. The BIG Challenge  hoped…

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We assume there will be plenty of talk about ‘jungles’ over the weekend, with another I’m a Celebrity- ‘Get me out of here!’ about to start on Sunday. So we thought we’d introduce you to a different type of…

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James recently visited the Athletes Village to view our established Wildflower Turf and an area we recently supplied, of bespoke grown, shade tolerant Wildflower Turf that was being installed by Gavin Jones Ltd. The laying was nearly finished and…

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If you are wondering whether installing a small wildflower meadow will make a difference to the local wildlife in your area, then the answer is most definitely yes it will. Any suitable habitat even 1m² will make a difference,…

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“Sustainable development satisfies the needs of the present generation without compromising the chance for future generations to satisfy theirs”
Brundtland Report (1987)
In 1992 at the UN Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), (Rio de Janeiro) most of the world’s nations…

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In recent years the fundamental importance of open spaces with regard to the well-being of individuals in urban areas, has been increasingly recognised
A fine example of this can be seen with Marsh Lane in Leyton, as part of on-going improvement works funded…

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Its comforting to think that something as prestigious as the Olympics puts an emphases on biodiversity and sustainability.
In order to fulfil this ideal ‘The Commission for a Sustainable London 2012’ was set up on January 2007. This is an…

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Project: SINC at Popley Fields, Basingstoke
Back in 2007 a large area which was already a Site of Importance for Nature Conservation (SINC), needed to be re-created for Great Crested Newts at Popley Ponds, Basingstoke, before redevelopment of the adjacent…

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What would you say if a green area in the car park was left repeatedly unmown or it looked as if the Local Council wasn’t doing it’s job properly by not cutting an area in the park? Would you…

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With only a year to go before the 2012 London Olympics, preparation is underway on the finishing touches to the surrounding landscaped areas.
We are exited and proud to be chosen to grow and provide bespoke wildflower meadow turf for…

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