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Cilcain Primary School

Introducing children to landscape architecture

We love talking to school children about nature and the environment and, whenever we work with schools, we run workshops to get young people involved in the design process.

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18 August, 2023
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A podcast with Lisa

Our brilliant in-house sustainable drainage expert Lisa Sawyer has been chatting to Material Source for their latest podcast featuring ’42 Roles in the Built Environment’.

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03 July, 2023
Flooding

Do you have an issue with flooding?

Led by our in-house sustainable drainage engineer Lisa Sawyer, we are working with clients to review water management on sites and retrofit sustainable drainage system (SuDS) where possible to help reduce flooding, remove discharge of surface water to the public sewer systems and reduce pollution to the environment.

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17 May, 2023
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We’re proud to be part of UK Landscape Architects Declare

This is part of a worldwide movement to bring together all the strands of construction and the built environment to acknowledge the planet’s environmental crisis – and make a positive response.

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11 May, 2023
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Planning permission secured for a National Trust project in the Lake District

Planning permission has been secured for one of our projects with the National Trust.

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05 April, 2023
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A talk at Wales’ first science park

Land Studio’s Lisa Sawyer and Rachael Fenton gave a talk this month on how the integration of SuDS and good landscape design can enhance biodiversity and help to create a sense of place.

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31 March, 2023
Cedewain

We're working with a number of schools to reduce flooding and boost biodiversity

We’re working with a growing number of schools in Wales to help them combat climate change, reduce flooding and boost biodiversity.

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30 March, 2023
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Bio-diversity Net Gain - do you know how it will affect you?

How will the new Biodiversity Net Gain legislation affect your project?

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10 March, 2023
Aira Force

Our heritage and visitor destination work

One of our specialisms at Land Studio is designing within historic places.

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27 February, 2023
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Taking a nature led approach can stop ‘insipid’ developments

In a recent Government report, Levelling-up Secretary Michael Gove said that new housing developments are often let down by ‘poor landscaping or indifferent or insipid urban character’.

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22 February, 2023
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Sustainable drainage systems and what it means to you

DEFRA announced earlier this month that sustainable drainage systems, or SuDS, are to be mandatory by 2024 for new developments.

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30 January, 2023
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Could Nature Led Design be a key driver for tackling climate change?

Since the dawn of the Industrial Revolution and the gradual urbanisation of the natural environment, we have become increasingly detached from nature.

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18 January, 2023
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The service we received was prompt and professional. Lisa efficiently and accurately defined our requirements for a suitable sustainable drainage strategy to serve a proposed new-build dwelling on a unique mountainside site, quickly progressing to a resolved design and successful submission of a SuDS application to the Local Authority SAB.

Amber Yorke, Architect & Director, Yoma Architecture