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How landscape can help manage flood risk

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by ACD Environmental / / Landscape Architecture
As our population grows our demand for natural resources increases, which in turn puts enormous pressure on our land and our natural soils. Soils act as a natural sponge and can attenuate rainfall at the source. Heavy and storm event rainfall can wash away this valuable resource, and in turn ... Read More
22nd April 2021ACD Environmental

Tackling the Climate Emergency – LI CPD

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by ACD Environmental / / Landscape Architecture
Tackling the Climate Emergency: Mitigation, Adaptation and Biodiversity Online CPD held by the Landscape Institute.      In September last year, staff members of ACD took part in a two-day CPD covering the vital and pressing issues of our time - the climate and ecological emergencies, and to hear what we can do as ... Read More
30th March 2021ACD Environmental

Tick Bite Prevention Week 2021

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by ACD Environmental / / Other
It's tick season - beware!   This year, Tick Bite Prevention Week is held this week between the 22nd-28th March.   With this in mind, ACD has updated and provided their readers with a Ticks & Lyme Disease Information Sheet.   Download the information sheet below to understand more about ticks, Lyme disease and it's symptoms, ... Read More
25th March 2021ACD Environmental

Oak processionary

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by ACD Environmental / / Arboriculture, Landscape Architecture
It's an oak-less cause, or is it...   One of the most valuable native trees in our country is the English oak (Quercus robur). It provides an incredible number of benefits and needs for our society and our environment. As an environmental practice we seek to get as many of these integrated ... Read More
17th March 2021ACD Environmental

Landscape character assessments

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by ACD Environmental / / Landscape Architecture
When assessing the impact of a potential new development on its surroundings, and during the design process, landscape architects and landscape officers often refer to Landscape Character Assessments. They provide an insight into which elements make the landscape unique, valued, which features should be considered for retention, and how landscapes ... Read More
5th March 2021ACD Environmental

Natural Capital and Environmental Net Gain – A discussion paper

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by ACD Environmental / / Arboriculture, Ecology, Landscape Architecture, Landscape Planning
The National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has published a new discussion paper on ‘Natural Capital and Environmental Net Gain’. Natural capital can be defined as the world’s stocks of natural assets which include geology, soil, air, water, and all living things. Therefore, this has the potential to impact society, economies, air ... Read More
22nd February 2021ACD Environmental

Mental Health First Aid at ACD

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by ACD Environmental / / Other
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
8th February 2021ACD Environmental

Laptop donations

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by ACD Environmental / / Charity
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 a ... Read More
4th February 2021ACD Environmental

ACD Advent Calendar 2020

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by ACD Environmental / / Arboriculture, Archaeology, Charity, Ecology, Landscape Architecture, Other
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
24th December 2020ACD Environmental

Pathway to Chartership

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by ACD Environmental / / Landscape Architecture
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 this is ... Read More
25th November 2020ACD Environmental