| Landscape Architecture
| Landscape Architecture
On Tuesday October 13th, the MA Landscape Architecture cohort made a whole day visit to Bristol to support modules AD7677 and AD7602. Vaswar Mitra and I met the group at the new Eastern Entrance to Temple Meads Station. We spent…
We had a full day’s tour around the Forest of Dean last week and this morning a site visit to Barnwood park and arboretum in Gloucester. AD7604 the planning module uses the whole of the Forest of Dean district and…
The scheduled site visit consisted of a tour round the Forest of Dean enabling the group to gain a useful overview of the place, its topography and geology, its farmland and townscapes, its history and cultural associations. The itinerary was…
Two venues: the National Memorial Arboretum, Staffordshire, and Packwood House gardens, Warwickshire, We were introduced to the arboretum by Ryan Sudall (Fira landscapes). It is the British site for national remembrance, 60 hectares (150 acres) of former gravel-workings in the…
Some winter exercise after all the cold depressing days to date this semester was very welcome. The first year Appraising Landscapes class set off yesterday under a pleasant blue sky and walked along the Cotswold long-distance footpath from Seven Springs…
Cerney House Gardens, located in North Cerney a few miles southeast of Cheltenham (51.7673, -1.9784), is a local place worth visiting for the snowdrop show now at its best. The gardens also have a rather special walled garden, a small…
Allium ursinum, wild garlic, is a very attractive plant with its cluster of white star-like flowers and lily-of-the-valley leaves. Also called ramsons, it is in full aroma for a couple of months each year. According to Richard Mabey the name…
Rowan Middleton (eco-poetry lecturer) is arranging a trip next week to Slad, former home of celebrated writer Laurie Lee. You are invited to walk with him through the Gloucestershire countryside to experience the historic village setting of Laurie Lee’s classic…
The rain held off and we were treated to a friendly, informative visit hosted by Ian and his team who showed us around the stock areas and various operations of the main site, including the more extensive tree nursery a…