krell-acdnew, Author at ACD ENVIRONMENTAL

Mental Health First Aid at ACD

Did you know that since 2019, 47% of staff members at ACD Environmental have attended a Mental Health First Aid course? Alongside completing a physical First Aid course, ACD considers mental health just as important and actively encourages its employees to participate in courses and activities that promote this. Directors, … Read More

Mental Health First Aid at ACDkrell-acdnew2021-02-08T09:10:13+00:00

Laptop donations

ACD Environmental have been actively involved with charity fundraising and the last few months have been no different.

Aside from our yearly fundraising events we have been donating in other ways. Recently, ACD were able to donate 15 laptops to 2 charities, Camara Education and HEALS of Malmesbury.

Camara Education is … Read More

Laptop donationskrell-acdnew2021-02-04T10:21:58+00:00

ACD Advent Calendar 2020

Here is a look back at all the facts we provided each day in December, through the run-up to Christmas in our ACD Advent Calendar.

Welcome to the ACD Environmental advent calendar. Follow our page to receive a fact every day until Christmas! Let’s start off with a fact about … Read More

ACD Advent Calendar 2020krell-acdnew2020-12-24T09:23:43+00:00

Pathway to Chartership

Here at ACD, we take professional development seriously, encouraging our landscape architecture graduates to work towards obtaining Chartered status with the Landscape Institute and gain the prestigious letters CMLI after their name. The Landscape Institute has developed the “Pathway to Chartership” which typically takes around two years, although … Read More

Pathway to Chartershipkrell-acdnew2020-11-25T10:57:44+00:00

Planting for wildlife

Everything you need to know about planting for wildlife

Green spaces are disappearing at an alarming rate due to urban expansion, therefore gardens and open spaces have become increasingly important, not only to us, but to the wildlife around us. Green spaces help to form green corridors, providing habitats and connectivity … Read More

Planting for wildlifekrell-acdnew2020-10-22T11:54:52+01:00

Green spaces and our health

Have you ever been grumpy, had a quarrel, or just felt a little stressed? How often have we told ourselves to go outside and get some fresh air?

For many, spending time outside is a regular part of everyday life, taking a break to work on an allotment, walking the dog … Read More

Green spaces and our healthkrell-acdnew2020-10-09T09:18:26+01:00

Invertebrate and botany surveys

ACD have been very busy with invertebrate and botany surveys this summer and the weather has been great for them! We have found lots of interesting critters.

The most species we found in a single site visit was 213 on a grassland site in Oxford. There were also nine nationally scarce/notable … Read More

Invertebrate and botany surveyskrell-acdnew2020-10-02T10:47:35+01:00

Fully verified photomontages

Recently, ACD was commissioned to undertake the production of fully verified photomontages, also known as Accurate Visual Representations (AVR) and Visually Verified Montages (VVM). We thought that it would be useful to share the process of how we prepare these.

The verified views are created using a combination of photography, survey … Read More

Fully verified photomontageskrell-acdnew2020-09-28T10:15:22+01:00

Happy Plant Health Week!

The Landscape Institute has announced that this week is Plant Health Week. This is to recognise The Food and Agricultural Organisation’s (FAO) International Year of Plant Health 2020, with both events set to celebrate the benefits of healthy plants. The aim is to help protect and enhance plant life … Read More

Happy Plant Health Week!krell-acdnew2020-09-21T11:17:02+01:00

Growing cut flowers

As a keen gardener I love the infinite colours, scents and shapes of flowers in all their forms, and have always enjoyed designing harmonious blends of colour in planting schemes, concentrating mainly on perennials and small shrubs. I started growing flowers specifically for cutting many years ago, giving bunches away … Read More

Growing cut flowerskrell-acdnew2020-09-04T10:04:43+01:00

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