Groundwork Pride Projects
We strive to use materials from renewable and sustainable sources. We specialise in delivering minor civils, soft and hard landscaping, ground maintenance and tree work services to the construction industry across Yorkshire and Humber, making us a contractor of choice.
Barley Hill (Park & Sundial)
A great community project from the team, creating something a little different than usual at Barley Hill in Garforth! The space provides a safe, colourful place for the community to enjoy and includes a story telling area, picnic tables, and soft landscaping.
One of Groundwork Yorkshire’s Landscape Architects designed a human sundial which was installed. It was well received by the local councillors and committees makes an interesting addition to the park!
Beryl Burton Greenway
As part of the Green and Connected element of the Morley Town Investment Plan, Leeds City Council approached Groundwork Yorkshire to design and help deliver the upgrading of a greenway. The new, 3km Beryl Burton Greenway will connect Morley and Cottingley, providing a safe walking and cyling route for commuters, shoppers and students.
Clearance work of the site is currently underway
(April 2024)
Bow Street
With Groundwork Yorkshire’s Landscape Architects we planted 1,200 trees at Bow Street in Leeds, as part of the city’s first Miyawaki style micro-wood; planted tightly together to encourage competition and creates a fast growing forest providing a noise and pollution barrier to block the sound of the busy road beyond.
Countryside Homes
The development fulfills Wakefield Council’s vision to create a safe, secure and vibrant new neighbourhood for the residents and local community. Ensuring every resident at City Fields is supported by local infrastructure, Countryside invested £2.2m in valuable local services, including £1.05m towards open space and play areas.
GPL ensure the homes and public open, green spaces are completed to the highest landscaping quality possible. Whether we are constructing a private dwelling or a larger residential development, every residential build benefits from a well-planned, attractive external surrounding.
Dartmouth Park
Our Groundwork Pride team carried out improvements to Dartmouth Park in Morley designed by our Landscape Architects, as part of the Morley Towns Fund.
The team have resurfaced the footpaths and installed new picnic benches and cycle racks.
They’ve also recently put in a new, stone seating area for everyone to enjoy!
Hunslet Community Hub
The team worked with local councillors and, on behalf of Leeds City Council, we developed the space outside Hunslet Community Hub and Library.
The work provides a new green space for the community to enjoy and increases biodiversity within the area.
Photo credit: Climate, Energy & Greenspace at Leeds City Council
King George Gardens
We worked with Groundwork Yorkshire’s Landscape Architects, community groups in Seacroft and Leeds City Council to bring a neglected and unused space back to life.
Designs for King George Gardens began in February 2023 to improve the space for community events, whilst being a tranquil place to connect with nature. The design and build included a lawn, boundary fencing, planting of grasses, evergreens and perennials to improve biodiversity, seating, a food growing area and increasing accessibility with a new entrance and footpaths.
Oxford Street
Oxford Street was a paved, pedestrianised, residential street in East Ardsley which comprised of a number tree pits and raised railway sleeper planters. Over the years the area had become tired and planters had started to rot and had become difficult to maintain.
It was proposed to remove the paving and planters from the central section of the street and replace in grass, to provide a pleasant amenity space for the neighbourhood.
Cllr Mike Foster, Ardsley & Robin Hood said
“I’m well aware of how frustrated and disappointed the community have been regards public spaces in and around Oxford Street in East Ardsley over recent years, and pleased to see we’ve finally managed to deliver these improvements for residents, which incidentally also includes 14 site visits per year for grass cutting, helping to keep the area neat and tidy throughout the year. My thanks go to all those involved at Leeds City Council and Groundwork in planning and completing this work.”
Whitehall Riverside
Whitehall Riverside in Leeds was a narrow stretch of unused land between the River Aire and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. The team, in partnership with Leeds City Council, Canal and River Trust and Network Rail, reinvigorated the derelict land to provide an alternative path, providing a ‘slower’ route, seating and planting with views of the wildlife on the Aire and access to the visiting swans.
The pocket park will help to increase biodiversity within the city centre and encourage more people to experience the wellbeing benefits of spending time by water.
