Improving Open Spaces

green space

Our teams of landscape designers and project officers work with people to create or improve community gardens, parks, play areas, footpaths and natural spaces.

The local environment has a major impact on community cohesion, health and economic prosperity. Our projects combine high quality design and practical improvements while encouraging biodiversity and ecological sensitivity.

We also help to create activities to put land back to use, such as sport and exercise schemes or food growing.

Creswell Crags

Location: Creswell, Derbyshire The area local to the Groundwork head officesis rich in natural and historic assets. Over the years it has been involved in the transformation of a variety of open spaces from the gardens and parks to one of its largest projects at Creswell Crags.

Shirebrook Station refurbishment

Location: Shirebrook, Derbyshire A former railway station at Shirebrook, close to the town centre, has been fully renovated and restored by Groundwork/Crestra to house six business units. The units will provide an economic boost to the area.

Raising Aspirations

Location: Clowne Raising Aspirations is a construction training and employment skills project carried out by Groundwork Creswell, Ashfield & Mansfield.

High Hazels Community Consultation

Location: High Hazels, Huthwaite Residents of the High Hazels estate in Huthwaite have been instrumental in plans to redevelop an unused patch of land into a community resource.

Play at Groundwork

Location: Da Vinci College Groundwork Derby & Derbyshire set out to work with parents, teachers and children on school grounds for the benefit of the school, wildlife and the local community. We want to find out how best to support children in their development.

Bike Repair at School Fete

Location: Shenton Primary School The children of Shenton Primary were over the moon when they heard Groundwork Leicester and Leicestershire were attending their summer fete to repair bikes, give advice and help with cycle training.

Phoenix Bike Ride 2010

Location: Leicester In May 2010, Groundwork were approached by Leicester Bikeability for the second year in a row to organise an event rewarding children for completing their Bikeability training. The resulting partnership between Groundwork, Cyclemagic and Leicester City Council delivered a fantastically fun, well organised day out for all.

St Anns Allotments

Location: St Anns, Nottingham The capital works project has seen the restoration of the basic infrastructure, including: enhancing the heritage value and access to the site through improvements and upgrading

Bridlington street park

Location: Hyson Green, Nottingham Groundwork Greater Nottingham was employed to work in partnership with the local residents association (BOBS) to regenerate and improve the existing park

Chard street park

Location: Basford, Nottingham Chard Street Park was a pocket park in Basford which had fallen into disrepair and was in a poor condition