Spring 2018 Newsletter

Burial grounds can be beautiful places rich in wildlife, but despite them brimming with biodiversity they are surprisingly under recorded. Andrea from Caring for Gods’ Acre explains the impact of the lack of data and how funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund will literally put burial grounds on the map.

You may have heard of the Northern Forest. Tom from The Mersey Forest talks us through the origins of the project and how principles in landscape ecology are determining its implementation. Maps generated by Condatis are also featured in this article.

ialeUK talk to Nick Gisler about his current role at Transport for London, what skills are important to young professionals and his previous work on HS2. This article also includes a mention of Wye College where Nick studied.

Edinburgh University has a new MSc in Landscape and Wellbeing. We speak to Neil, one of the recent graduates about his reasons for choosing the course and where he hopes to use his skills.

As well as some unusual facts about water, Caroline makes the case for rain-gardens and suggests that the household phase from a well-known supermarket: “every little helps” is not just relevant to shopping.