I wouldn’t ordinarily do this, but it isn’t an ordinary week. It has been a really sad week for my past and present colleagues of Wardell Armstrong LLP in Stoke who have no doubt heard of the passing of two of our former colleagues. These two people alt…lnkd.in/eFyNvfpR

This is such a hugely powerful message that children get so why don’t employers and companies out there who continue to do this and make excuses as to why they do. There are no excuses for paying a woman less than a man if they are doing the same job. W…lnkd.in/eXxkdtqS

Did you know that the UK is ranked in the bottom 12% of worldwide countries for biodiversity intactness? 😱 That is why the way we develop has to change. We have very little left to keep destroying and our mission must be to: a) prevent further decline,…lnkd.in/g2JeMpQ6

Water! Incredibly valuable, currently missing! Out on a hot, dry walk through Hanchurch Woods my dogs sniffed out the only water there! They can find the foulest water in a desert! And what was once a black and white dog became a totally black dog who p…lnkd.in/ezFiSg2b

Can development be more responsive to its environment? Can we build better? Of course we can, but we need to know how. So, If you want to find out: - how development can move with our changing environment, - how to incorpora…lnkd.in/ePChyAXz lnkd.in/e3Axucux

Well if there is a fantastic visual aid to the value and importance of SuDS then this is it!! Brilliant! lnkd.in/eXqVjwzG

No mow May? Why not no mow June or July or August? We seem to be so obsessed with tidy and a one month wonder. What if everyone was to create a meadow in their front garden for the whole of summer? Ya know the area that no one really uses but everyone s…lnkd.in/exTBbyQX

Yesterday and today myself and my former colleagues came together and said goodbye to two of the most beautiful people I have had the pleasure of knowing, Sarah Matthews and David Bridgwood. Both funerals although very different were incredibly beautifu…lnkd.in/eDHw9A5p

I am very excited to be supporting the Landscape Institute as an elected member on the Advisory Board from 1st July and working with other fabulous landscape architects in advising the LI going forward. I hope we do a good job together. #landscapearchit…lnkd.in/eaZDG2HR

Time to bring in more trees in urban areas! But and it is a BIG but it must have the correct infrastructure underground and we do have to water them too! Otherwise we might as well plant sticks! 🙈 #trees #urbandesign #publicrealm #airquality #pollution…lnkd.in/ed5tRy8P

Happy summer solstice everyone. ☀️ Let the sun fill you up and release all that you hold. Cry if you need to and then breathe in the summer energy. Feel the grass between your toes and connect with nature. Have a beautiful sunny day. 🌞 #SummerSolstice #nature #release #hope

Suds headache? BNG headache? Landscape requirement headache? Don’t quite understand them and/or not sure how all three can work together on a development? Next Friday myself, Emily Macfarlan and Faye Gennard will be running our online workshop, Setting u…lnkd.in/e6E27qMY

When we work on ourselves we uncover our magic and the power of love. This amazing woman has helped me uncover mine. Why don’t you uncover yours? #magic #transformation #love lnkd.in/e2NuCrEm

Well it all starts at 9.30am! Looking forward to our workshop today. lnkd.in/ez86-fnf

Gardens Illustrated editor and wild gardens expert Stephanie Mahon gets to the bottom of what, exactly, rewilding means. sbee.link/9frtekwq8u

Getting kids out in nature might invoke whinging and moaning but when they are sitting at the top of the world looking out across this view memories are made. #accesstonature #natureisaright #nature #memories #refill #walking #familytime

More than half of Earth’s species live in the soil, study finds theguardian.com/environment/20…

🌍 Curious about Biodiversity Net Gain? 🌿 Join us on 22 Sep at Climate Expo for a free workshop led by Allison Walters, Director at Allison Walters BOOK: buff.ly/3qFqcX0 #ClimateExpo2023 #Sustainability #BiodiversityNetGain #ClimateExpo #AwscapeWorkshop

It will be interesting hearing Chris packham speak with The Globe Group CIC at the Climate Expo at Keele Uni on Friday.

I have no words for this government debacle. Time to fight for a cause greater than anything we have ever fought for instead of putting up with nay sayers. bbc.co.uk/news/science-e…