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/...
Countryscape were again contracted by Red Rose Forest (RRF) to produce the organisation’s Annual Report for the period 2010-2011. This work involved developing a new design and layout for the document, based more closely on the styles used by contemporary newspapers and magazines. The...
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...
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...
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 (...
Heritage Works Buildings Preservation Trust contracted Countryscape to produce a publication based on the ‘All Work & No Play’ project, which from 2005-2006 recorded and archived the oral histories, photographs and other memorabilia of the current and former residents and workers...
Heritage Works Buildings Preservation Trust contracted Countryscape to produce a booklet on the history of St. Peter’s Church in Ancoats, Manchester: an historic Anglican church which dates back to the 1850s, when Ancoats was the centre of the city’s cotton industry. In 2006 the church...
Countryscape produced a series of maps as part of Manchester City Council’s bid to fund the development of a Play Strategy for the city. A total of six maps were developed, showing the location of play provision for young people in Manchester, such as play areas, day-care centres,...
Development of draft visuals and ideas for the Community Guardians Youth Scheme, which aimed to encourage young people to take an active role in looking after their local environment. This work involved the development of a concept brand identity and slogans; sourcing and design of...
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...
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...
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...
From 2008 to 2010, the National Trust carried out a project to develop best practice in creating outdoor activity packs for families with young children (termed 'Tracker Packs'). The project encouraged National Trust properties to develop more effective and engaging interpretation...