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Senior Landscape Architect

by ACD Environmental / 4th May 2022 / Landscape Architecture

Are you a chartered landscape architect working on HS2 and fancy doing something else? Are you a senior chartered landscape architect? Do you fancy a new challenge with a dynamic and friendly team? If you answered yes to any the questions above, we want to hear from you! We are looking for permanent, ... Read More

Platinum Jubilee Country Park, Chichester

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by ACD Environmental / 3rd May 2022 / Landscape Architecture, Sustainability

ACD Environmental created the landscape masterplans, detailed landscape proposals and construction details for the new country park at the Minerva Heights development to the west of Chichester. On 22nd April we were invited to the official opening day local residents were welcomed to the park by Miller Homes, a brass ... Read More

Failing Badger Protection

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by ACD Environmental / 29th March 2022 / Ecology, Sustainability

Despite legal protection (Protection of Badgers Act 1992), 105,960 badgers were culled in the UK during 2018–2020 as part of bovine tuberculosis control measures, with licences currently issued to remove up to a further 75,930 badgers commencing 1 June 2021. Nevertheless, developments interfering with badger setts still require a licence from Natural England, often necessitating that ... Read More

Importance of Wildflowers

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by ACD Environmental / 22nd March 2022 / Ecology, Landscape Architecture, Sustainability

Since the industrial revolution began in the 1800s, our farming industry has been steadily picking up speed as our population grows and food demands increase. This means that more hedgerows and wildflower meadows are being lost to intensive food production. Chemicals are used to kill and control weeds, but are ... Read More

Importance of British Birds

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by ACD Environmental / 15th March 2022 / Ecology, Sustainability

Ever wondered why robins are so tame when you’re digging up your garden? It is because they have evolved to interact with wild boars which are very good at ripping up the soil and revealing tasty worms and insects’ within the soil. Both of which are robins’ main food sources. Different ... Read More

ACD Garden

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by ACD Environmental / 11th March 2022 / Ecology, Landscape Architecture, Sustainability

Back in July 2021, we started the ACD Garden project. Behind our main office was a piece of forgotten ground, between farm buildings, just full of rubble and weeds. July 2021 A few of us started weeding, digging & bringing in cuttings or spare plants from our gardens. Basically, using the odd ... Read More

International Women’s Day 2022

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by ACD Environmental / 8th March 2022 / Arboriculture, Ecology, Landscape Architecture

International Women’s Day is here again, and this year’s theme is ‘Break the Bias’. How do you envisage a world free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination? How can we all strive for diversity, equality, and inclusivity? Wouldn’t it be ideal if difference is valued and celebrated, it sounds like eutopia, ... Read More

The importance and conservation of the European stag beetle

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by ACD Environmental / 3rd March 2022 / Ecology, Sustainability

Did you know that today is World Wildlife Day? This year’s theme is ‘recovering key species for ecosystem restoration and to celebrate this, we wanted to share with you the importance and conservation of the European stag beetle. You may not realise what an important role this insect has in ... Read More

Managing Flood Risk

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by ACD Environmental / 1st March 2022 / Landscape Architecture

As our population grows our demand for space to accommodate new homes, functional agricultural land, and usable amenity space also increases, which in turn puts enormous pressure on land and valuable resources. Our soil can act as a natural sponge that can absorb normal amounts of rainfall. However, heavy rain can ... Read More

Site Inspections

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by ACD Environmental / 16th February 2022 / Landscape Architecture

Did you know that ACD Environment undertake site inspections during construction? We are happy to provide Contract Administration services, act as an Employers Agent of Clerk of Works or advise on the landscape, ecology and arboricultural works during construction work. / Update Required To play the media you will need to either update ... Read More