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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…
Ulex europaeus, commonly known as gorse, furze or whin, is native to Western Europe and in the UK often begins flowering as early as January, but it reaches its most dazzling display in April and May, when whole hillsides can…
Knowledge of Soil Science (aka PEDOLOGY) is an important component in a landscape architect’s tool kit of technical skills. Understanding soil properties (texture, structure, pH, nutrients, drainage) helps landscape architects appraise the growing conditions on a project site, enabling them…
While the science of surveying is much more technological and automated now, the art of survey still has a part to play, certainly in landscape architecture site survey. The physical human presence on site enables a visceral more subjective appraisal…
Before 2025 was finished, I visited a “remarkable” tree I first saw 25 years ago. I’d originally seen it named on an Ordnance Survey map of the southern Cotswolds. According to the plaque on site, the sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa)…
An exhibition of land artist Andy Goldsworthy is currently on show at the National Galleries in Edinburgh, Scotland. Aged 69, his work spans 50 years of making marks in the landscape, rarely permanent and always using natural materials: leaves, twigs,…
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…
Standing tall on one of Glasgow’s busiest roads, the winner of the Woodland Trust’s 2025 competition is a mature, bright green ash, known locally as The Only Tree on Argyle Street. It is rooted in the social history of Glasgow,…
A patch of my rewilded garden has some ragwort plants on which I noticed today some cinnabar moth caterpillars feeding. The bold yellow and black stripes are a survival strategy. Cinnabar moth caterpillars use aposematic coloration, which is nature’s way…