by Nick Hargreaves | Jun 23, 2017 | Landmark, News
Landmark ecologists acting as the Suitably Qualified Ecologist (SQE) for BREEAM ecology assessments have helped to secure impressive BREEAM Accreditations for mixed-use developments in Bristol and Swindon. The first, Aurora at Finzels Reach, is part of the £250... read more
by Bernice Roberts | Jun 23, 2017 | Opinion
June has been a momentous month. The UK General election followed hot on the heels of May’s local and mayoral elections, Brexit negotiations opened between the UK government and the EU, and appalling tragedies were wrought by terrorist violence and the fire at... read more
by Jennie Hatts | Jun 23, 2017 | Events, News
The warm early spring has meant that birds started nesting early this year. This was certainly evident from our annual barn owl box checks in Avonmouth where we found barn owl chicks at least 5 weeks earlier than recorded at the same site in 2016. The Landmark... read more
by Bernice Roberts | Jun 23, 2017 | Landmark, Law and Policy, Opinion
A masterplan is a critical tool for any development, whether at the level of an individual site or a comprehensive development scheme. A robust masterplan, supported by a delivery plan, is fundamental to maximising land value and development of sustainable... read more
by Bernice Roberts | Jun 23, 2017 | Landmark, News
Landmark has for many years created interpretive materials such as environmental interpretation boards to guide visitors around sites such as nature reserves, public amenity areas, cultural heritage features, nuclear power stations, and National Park centres, to name... read more
by Bernice Roberts | Jun 23, 2017 | Landmark, Vacancies
Landmark is currently recruiting for the following positions at our Bristol office. We are looking for the right people to join our busy professional team and we’re prepared to be flexible to find them. Graduate Landscape Architect: We are seeking a full time,... read more
by Bernice Roberts | Jun 22, 2017 | Events, Landmark, News
How does a company which specialises in environmental consultancy celebrate the Wildlife Trust’s #30 Days Wild challenge? Friends and clients have scratched their heads when we‘ve mentioned it, assuming that wild challenge is what we do daily for a living. There is a... read more
by Bernice Roberts | May 11, 2017 | Landmark, News
Landmark is pleased to announce the appointment of two new Directors to the Management Team. Gemma Melvill and Andy Spargo have been appointed from their existing roles of Principal Environmental Planner and Principal Landscape Architect respectively. They join Nick... read more
by Pippa Cope | May 7, 2017 | Opinion
Swifts are a sign of summer. They arrive from Africa, normally in late April/early May and leave again in early August. Landmark’s first sightings this year were near Avonmouth and in the Chew Valley on 4 and 5 May respectively. The RSPB describes the swift as... read more
by Bernice Roberts | May 8, 2017 | Law and Policy
One of the matters on which environmental consultants and developers have long found common ground is that the site-based habitat compensation approach to the protection of European Protected Species (EPS) has helped neither delivery of development nor in most cases,... read more
