Countryscape worked with the Forest of Bowland AONB to develop a ‘Sense of Place Toolkit’ for local businesses. The aim of the toolkit is to help businesses understand the special qualities of the AONB and to use these qualities in order to develop and promote their own product – as...
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...
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...
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...
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...
In 2006, Countryscape carried out the cartography, design and print of a new Character Area Map of England. The publication was the first national map produced that showed the National Character Areas together with a clear topographic map, providing a powerful communication tool. The...
Countryscape has developed a range of publicity materials for the Greater Manchester Waste Group (GMW). This has included the production of a PR/marketing brochure, entitled 'Positive Progress,' which was developed as a precursor to GMW's annual report. Countryscape was responsible for...
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...
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...
Design and print of walking map leaflets as part of the Irk Valley Project, a partnership between Manchester City Council and Groundwork. The maps contain an OS 1:10,000 base, layered with clearly labelled routes, landmarks, hazards, times/distances and other useful information. The...
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 the declaration of the ICOMOS/IUCN event 'Future Landscapes: Working with the Principles of the European Landscape Convention'. The document was produced as a full colour leaflet, appealing to a broad public and professional audience. This work involved graphic...
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...
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...
Countryscape produced a range of materials to assist the canvassing of Lancashire Wildlife Trust members for ideas about widening the types of communities who volunteer with the Trust, and to target those that have been under-represented in the past (e.g. minority ethnic groups, people...
The CABE Space Leaders Programme was an annual learning and development course, designed to support green space managers. It included seminars, workshops, site visits and other learning opportunities, spread over three days. The programme was facilitated by...
Countryscape has developed a range of branded marketing materials for Pathways Consultancy Ltd. Examples include promotional postcards, business cards and brochures, as well as more formal publications, such as tender documents. Where possible, printed materials have been...
A small group of UK residents, led by Pathways Consultancy director, Jane Whitaker, are helping to support the development of Salle Village School in Eastern Nepal....
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 Natural England, Staffordshire County Council and the West Midlands Landscape Partnership to raise awareness of landscape and the European Landscape Convention. This work included the testing of landscape characterisation methodology, production of a landscape...
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...
In 2008, Countryscape created a brand identity for Cycle Adventure, a cycle hire company operating in the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). The brand was created as part of the company’s start-up launch, supported by a grant from the AONB’s Sustainable...
Countryscape produced a series of three ‘cheese trail’ leaflets for Lancashire Rural Futures (since re-established as Rural Futures). The leaflets were produced as part of a project to promote and celebrate the distinctiveness of local food in Lancashire. A cluster of seven artisan...
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...
Countryscape developed a logo, leaflet and website for the purpose of marketing Red Lion Cottages: a beautiful holiday home for rent within the Norfolk Coast AONB. The overall brand was created in close consultation with the business owner, with the aim of reflecting the cottage’s own...
Countryscape designed and produced the Kinder Reservoir and Railway publication: a richly illustrated history of the construction of the famous waterworks and its associated railway, located near Hayfield in the Peak District National Park. The publication was authored by local...
Design and print of a series of Professional Competency briefing notes for the Institute of Professional Soil Scientists (IPSS), providing information on different aspects of soil science and surveying. The notes were produced in the form of high quality ‘info sheets’ and include a...