Balancing the need to preserve the unique features of a historic estate with the demands of free public access to a council-owned country park is a challenge...
in Public Places - on 16/8/19
US waterpark operator Great Wolf Resorts has announced plans to open its first venture overseas, with the Great Wolf Lodge coming to Oxfordshire in...
in Public Places - on 10/8/19
A charity that gives rides to elderly people and disabled youngsters has been loaned a replacement tractor after its own vehicle was stolen.
in Public Places - on 26/6/19
Set in fifty acres of gardens in the Wye Valley, Holme Lacy is one of Herefordshire’s treasures and a hotspot for visitors all year round. Garden supervisor,...
in Public Places - on 3/6/19
The management of amenity areas is a vital and important task creating safe and healthy public spaces fit for purpose. It is vital that such tasks are...
in Public Places - on 18/3/19
Cricket has been played ‘in the back garden’ of one of England’s foremost stately homes for nearly 300 years. Neville Johnson paid a mid-winter...
in Public Places - on 18/3/19
For years the official Royal family residence in Northern Ireland, Hillsborough Castle in County Down, remained closed to the general public due to security...
in Public Places - on 22/2/19
Country estates need diverse income streams to meet rising costs of upkeep, and Warwickshire’s Ragley Hall makes the most of its grounds and gardens...
in Public Places - on 26/11/18
The multitasking that’s name of the game at Wakehurst, Kew’s southern stronghold, still allows the grounds management team to enjoy their favourite...
in Public Places - on 13/10/18
Groundworks and civils specialists CLS have completed a major infrastructure project under a £1.5m holiday lodge development.
in Public Places - on 6/10/18
Proliferation of music festivals and other events across capital’s green spaces means disruption and restrictions to access for residents
in Public Places - on 4/9/18
A Mecca for garden lovers has been reborn as an international visitor destination set in a dazzling landscape of seasonal colour. Greg Rhodes meets the...
in Public Places - on 27/8/18
Places for People, one of the UK’s largest property management companies, has reported a number of significant benefits since investing in a large fleet...
in Public Places - on 8/8/18
The concept of one metre deep aeration, to relieve compaction and improve drainage, really needs to be seen in action to appreciate the long-term...
in Public Places - on 1/8/18
A haven for dog walkers, runners, playing kids and sports players in Hove has had its football pitch upgraded.
in Public Places - on 30/7/18
Blenheim Palace, located in Oxfordshire, and the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill, has taken delivery of a Ransomes MP495 cylinder mower to maintain...
in Public Places - on 18/7/18
John Rippin, head gardener at the stunning Bodnant Estate in North Wales, believes that his battery powered Airion hand blower from Pellenc is the perfect...
in Public Places - on 6/7/18
A coalition of countryside groups and environmentalists are calling on the government to protect the UK’s parks and green spaces which are at “crisis...
in Public Places - on 4/7/18
