Our aims and objectives, impact on the ground and how we operate as a federation of charities.
The main themes of our work and some of our most important initiatives.
Connect to our regional and local Groundwork Trusts.
What we can do for the wide range of people and organisations that we work with.
Find out the latest about how we're changing places and lives.
Campaigns and ways you can support our work.
Further your career or help us make a difference.
How to contact our team nationally and around the country
We believe passionately in the importance of quality design that connects with the needs of communities. Groundwork leads the way in providing landscape solutions that put people first.
Our work focuses on improving the quality of life in areas of greatest need and is underpinned by principles of sustainability, biodiversity and quality. We promote the use of recycled and reclaimed materials in our projects and seek to ensure our suppliers meet our environmental standards.
We take an integrated approach with landscape professionals working closely with community project officers, youth workers and education workers in multi-disciplinary teams. This unique blend of skills enables the community and client to be fully involved with each stage of the design process.
Groundwork is one of the largest employers of chartered landscape architects in the country. This professional network shares good practice, training and staff resources, providing an extensive pool of knowledge and experience, bringing extra benefits to each project undertaken.
Groundwork has experience of delivering a broad range of landscape initiatives including:
Location: Runcorn We worked with Windmill Hill Primary School in Runcorn to transform part of their school grounds into a woodland classroom.
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Location: Rochdale Helping local unemployed people to gain new skills and work experience whilst making improvements to their neighbourhood.
Location: Wirral Groundwork has transformed the grounds of Lyndale School - making them a stimulating environment for children with physical and mental disabilities.
Location: St Helens Stanley Bank Triangle was a hive of industry hundreds of years ago. Now, thanks to a Heritage Lottery Grant of £865,500 the site is being sensitively conserved as a place of unique industrial heritage.
Location: Oldham Creating an inspirational learning resource for pupils and a valuable habitat for wildlife.
Location: Runcorn The run-down play area at Caesar's Close needed a thorough makeover - and we did just that by working with the local community and Plus Dane Housing.
Location: South Shields Harlow Print Wildlife Garden designed and developed in partnership with Groundwork South Tyneside & Newcastle
Location: St Albans Groundwork worked with Butterfly World to design an exciting new play area for children of all ages, reflecting the natural focus and learning opportunities of the wider site through creative play features.
Location: Wormley Groundwork was commissioned by Broxbourne Housing Association to create a new community garden within an area of social housing in Wormley. Additional funding for implementation was secured from the Landfill Communities Fund through Lafarge Aggregates.
