Dunham Massey is a magnificent, Georgian house set within a 300-acre deer park and home to the largest 'winter garden' in Britain. Countryscape has worked with the team at Dunham Massey since 2009, providing a range of signage, interpretation and publications to help visitors get the...
Lyme Park is one of the National Trust's flagship estates in the North of England, comprising an extensive deer park and country house (famous for being the backdrop to the film adaptation of Pride and Prejudice). Countryscape has provided a wide range of services to Lyme Park with the...
Quarry Bank Mill is one of the most famous and best-preserved textile mills of the Industrial Revolution and is now a museum of the cotton industry. Countryscape has produced a series of outdoor displays for the estate, providing information on the Lower Garden – formerly used by the...
Little Moreton Hall is an iconic Tudor property; a magical, timber-framed manor house that combines quirky architecture with colourful stories and tranquil surroundings. Countryscape worked with the team at Little Moreton Hall to create a photography exhibition, entitled ‘Through the...
Countryscape worked with the National Trust to create a series of interpretive displays for the site of Lewis Carroll's birthplace in Daresbury, Cheshire.
The site itself contains little or no features of the former house (which burnt down in 1884); hence the displays were...
Countryscape worked with Red Rose Forest (RRF) to create a richly illustrated interpretive display for The Meadows: a public green space on the banks of the River Irwell in Salford.
The site itself had, until recently, been under-used by both the local community and students/...
The Green Streets project was established in 2001 and has since helped to improve the quality of life for urban communities by involving local people in planting street trees, creating communal green alleyways and living green walls.
Countryscape designed a series of ‘tree tags...
Countryscape is currently working with Red Rose Forest to develop an interpretation strategy, together with a range of displays and other materials, for Nutsford Vale: an important area of “urban countryside” in North Manchester.
To date this project has involved facilitating a...
In 2009, Natural England put forward proposals to extend the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales National Parks. Countryscape led a major public consultation over the proposals during 2009/2010, working in partnership with Alison Farmer Associates and Pathways Consultancy.
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Drafting, design and production of the Natural England exhibition for the Royal Agricultural Show (2006). Countryscape was responsible for producing all necessary content and artwork for the exhibition, including developing the key messages for presentation in liaison with staff from...
Countryscape worked with the The Lowry theatre and arts centre, Salford, to develop a wide range of interpretation as part of Unlocking Salford Quays: a heritage project that reveals the hidden history of Salford Quays as told by local people.
Supported by The Heritage Lottery...
Countryscape engaged with young people from Catch 22 – a charity working with young people who find themselves in difficult situations – to develop a range of interpretive displays for Broadhurst Clough: a public green space in Moston, North Manchester. This involved facilitating a...
Countryside Survey is a world-leading study of the natural resources of the UK’s countryside. It provides information to policymakers and others about gradual changes in the countryside over time. The 2007 Survey, which reported in 2008, was the fifth to be carried out since 1978....
Countryscape designed and produced the CEH Science Strategy (entitled ‘Integrated Science for Our Changing World’), which summarises the organisation's programme of work between 2005-2010 and sets the scope for future research.
The strategy was designed to publicise the work of...
Countryscape designed the CEH exhibition stand for the Royal Welsh Show 2009.
The aim of the exhbition was to publicise the work of CEH to the broad audience of visitors attending the show: ranging from families with young children, to professional scientists and politicians....
Countryscape designed and produced a series of display panels for an event celebrating the Large Blue Butterfly Project: a programme of research and conservation carried out by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH).
The Large Blue butterfly (Phengaris arion) is...
Countryscape has produced a complete range of publicity materials and corporate documents for the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). This includes leaflets, booklets, posters, postcards, exhibitions and displays, outdoor signage and interpretation, walking...
Countryscape has developed a range of large-format displays, pop-up exhibition materials and interpretative signage for the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). All materials have been produced in strict accordance with the AONB brand identity...
Since 2007, Countryscape has worked closely with the Friends of Blackley Forest, helping the group to interpret and promote their Local Nature Reserve. The Blackley Forest, in North Manchester, has long been valued by the community – it was planted in 1953 as one of the country’s first...
Between February and June 2003, Countryscape was contracted to Groundwork as part of the Irk Valley Project - a partnership between Groundwork, Manchester City Council, NGOs, residents' associations and local businesses, working with the Centre for Urban and Regional Ecology (...
A project to interpret and promote the local heritage of Saint Michael’s Flags (a small public green space in Manchester), working in partnership with the local community. Countryscape was responsible for producing of a 20-page booklet and interactive CD-ROM; a series of outdoor...
Clayton Vale Local Nature Reserve is an area of reclaimed “urban countryside” in North Manchester. The 57 hectare (140 acre) site consists of informal grasslands and wooded slopes, and is well used by the local community.
Clayton Vale is managed through the Medlock Valley...
A project to interpret and promote the local heritage of the Moston Vale area of North Manchester, in partnership with the Harpurhey Neighbourhood Project, Groundwork and the local community. This work involved producing a 40-page booklet and interactive CD-ROM, together with...
Countryscape worked with Manchester City Council and Groundwork to explore the potential for transport and open space development in Wythenshawe. The project involved extensive use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in creating a spatial framework to inform future planning...
Countryscape has produced a range of outdoor displays and signage for parks and public spaces across Manchester. Such displays are typically required to provide on-site interpretation of local heritage and wildlife; to promote activities and encourage visitors to learn more; or simply...
Countryscape produced a full range of communication materials to support the NBBPSG Annual Conference in 2006. This involved the design and print of a conference leaflet and invitation, a detailed report on the previous year’s event and a series of pop-up display banners, conveying key...
The Great Wyre Jigsaw Project took place during summer 2006 and was part of a wider plan for delivering better public services across Wyre, Lancashire. The aim of the project was to find out how local people feel about living in the borough. Over 2000 people took part in a public...
Ketso is an interactive, hands-on toolkit for bringing meetings and workshops to life. It is inspired by the concept of ‘mind mapping’ - a graphic technique for brainstorming that works by linking and arranging ideas around a central concept.
Ketso has been developed by Dr...
Development of a poster campaign to help promote the Yorkshire Dales National Park to potential visitors from nearby urban areas.
Countryscape was responsible for the complete production of the posters: from developing the concept and capturing the necessary images, to the...
Countryscape worked with the The British Society of Social Science (BSSS) to fully revise and redevelop the organisation's brand identity.
The aim was create a strong and distinct brand, which would engage target audiences (primarily government and the global scientfic community...
Countryscape created a brand identity for the Forest Commission’s ‘Woodfuel Energy’ campaign, which promotes the use of woodfuel as a viable source of renewable energy for homes, communities and businesses.
This work has involved the design and print of publicity materials...
Newlands is a major, £59 million scheme set up to reclaim large areas of derelict and underused land across the North West and transform it into thriving community woodlands.
Countryscape produced an extensive range of communication materials for the consultation and reporting...
Countryscape developed a Sense of Place Strategy for the Tamar Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB): a protected landscape in the southwest of England, famous for its industrial heritage (for which it was awarded World Heritage Status in 2006).
The aim of the...
RoundView is a framework or ‘toolkit’ for teaching sustainability; it helps people to imagine and plan for a sustainable future. The toolkit comprises guidance on sustainable thinking (based on sound scientific principles), which are illustrated using a series of highly engaging and...
Countryscape produced a range of communication materials in support of the Crompton Moor consultation project (2009), which sought to determine public opinion on the recreational use and future safeguarding of this important moorland landscape. The consultation itself was carried out...