What’s New Summer 2010

We have been back at Worcester Woods in June and July making the new play space for 8-14 year olds. All has gone according to plan and once the summer has passed we can re-turf and re-tighten the bolts and make sure the park has a great area for many years to come. Rob Stevenson runs the park and we have worked closely with him to make the project come together: between us we have formed a good partnership with the true aim of providing quality play areas in this much loved part of Worcester. See photo gallery here.

In the winter we are planning on finishing the two areas with some trees and other plants which will enhance the park and create a unique sense of place. If you’re passing nearby and in need of a quick swing, it’s the place to go ...and there is the fine Orchard Cafe on site as well with all dietary requirements catered for.

Other than that we are back at Upton St Leonards Primary School to finish a long planned project; and then at Harvington where we created a wonderful school landscape with lots of trees about 10 years ago...now the trees are really coming on, and we have the chance to create a new Forest Schools area for the school and go back over the old project and make sure everything is working well. The Harvington project is going to be mind bogglingly good by this Christmas, so watch this space for some photos.

We have quite a few interesting projects coming up this autumn, and we are still planning projects into 2011, including working with a large secondary school to create a very large circular timber framed structure with a diameter of 12 metres...that’s big! This will be built by the students, and it is also looking likely that we will be able to source every piece of timber for this structure from the forest within view of the playground...we are hoping to source the timber, fell it, bring it to the school, mill with a mobile sawmill, and build! Sustainability in action.

Don't miss our downloadable document "What is a Natural Play Space?" click the link to view or download.