FoTHCP have a strong track record of running practical landscaping and planting projects and conservation and forest school consultancy for a range of clients in Tower Hamlets and elsewhere.
Our unique approach encompasses:
- Carefully planned, cost effective and site specific plantings – a ‘Chelsea’ look for the cost of a boring shrub bed
- High wildlife value plantings using interesting species – chosen by a botanist for year round interest and colour
- Facilitative approach – working with the client’s own management staff, grounds maintenance operatives and with residents
- Social outcomes – we work in partnership with horticultural well-being project Grounded Ecotherapy
- Added value for not-for-profits – we can bring in teams of corporate volunteers
- Aftercare training for grounds maintenance staff and/or residents – promotes initiative, independence and sustainability
- Optional aftercare of projects for an agreed period
- Advice and guidance to newly formed Forest Schools to help establish their site and activities
- Capacity building of Friends and Residents Groups
Examples of consultancy projects we have completed:
- Creating specialist wildlife habitats – kingfisher nesting bank and new chalk grassland for Tower Hamlets Council
- Estate grounds complete redesign and planting for East End Homes and City of London Corporation
- Communal garden rehabilitation and raised beds for Gateway Housing Association
- Upskilling local volunteers and council staff in footpath construction for Hackney Council
- Temporary planters during construction works for Poplar HARCA
- Preliminary Ecological Appraisal on Wapping Lido proposal for Turks Head Company
- Construction of three ponds and dipping platforms for Setpoint London East
- Supporting a partnership food growing project between Grounded Ecotherapy and Link Age Plus
We are also experienced in:
- Path, step and raised bed construction using economical recycled materials
- Commissioning artists to create site specific murals
- Access, infrastructure and interpretation audits and planning
- Botanical and butterfly baseline surveys
Call us today for a chat about your ideas or a full quotation: 020 8983 1277