"I am really pleased with the finished scheme, which is a credit to everyone involved. English Landscapes has worked very hard with the rest of the team to produce a fine new neighbourhood park, the first ever at Castle Vale, on time and within budget, which I know the clients and residents of Castle Vale are delighted with. They have waited a long time for this new park"
Adrian Rourke, Head of Landscape Development, Birmingham City Council

BALI National Landscape Award Winner 2003 - Land Renewal

English Landscapes completed the hard and soft landscaping, which regenerated the site from a rough grassland area to the high quality park which resides there today.

The works undertaken included:

Construction of two playgrounds with installation of a range of play equipment and the laying of brightly coloured safety surfacing
Construction of a multi-use games area
Construction of a central paved area and footpaths in Marshall's La Linea block trim and macadam
Erection of two teenager shelters plus a 'kick-up' wall
Creation of a formal garden - beds and footpaths, turf, installation of seating and perimeter fencing
Creation of an arboretum using up to seven different species of trees
Formation of tree avenues using limes, carpinus, acers, alders and metasequoias
Earth mounding created by the gradual layering of sub-base material held in place by a Geo-grid and then turfed to form an amphitheatre
Installation of lighting, street furniture and perimeter fencing
Erection of stainless steel pillars as entrance features

A two-year watching brief followed practical completion