Nature Based Solutions & Climate

In my time working with Local Authorities I pioneered new innovative planting and maintenance regimes that provided for improved Nature Based Solutions and changed the ways that Public open spaces and Parks are managed. This involved changing mowing regimes, allowing for more wildness and minimising disturbance to sensitive habitats. But it was not just in Parks that this can happen, I have planted Road Margins, Roundabouts, Business Parks, those areas that can be left behind but highly visible.

Pollinator Friendly Planting at Blackrock ByPass, Co. Dublin
Pollinator Friendly Planting at Sandyford Business Park, 2019
Succession Bulb Planting, Blanchardstown Bypass 2015
Succession Bulb Planting, N11, 2020

These schemes (and many more) have all stood the test of time, and have achieved that fine balance between planting excellence, aesthetics, ecology and ease of maintenance.

Service overview

Site analysis, survey, and advice on appropriate planting treatment.

Detailed service description

Our work spans strategy, planning and implementation, helping you move from high-level ambition to on-the-ground climate and nature outcomes. We combine climate science, ecological expertise and stakeholder engagement to co-create solutions that are technically sound, socially just and financially viable.

Meadow with mown path, Cabinteely Park

What’s included

Every engagement is tailored, but a typical project can include:

  • Initial scoping and needs assessment workshop.
  • Review of existing climate, land use and biodiversity plans.
  • Identification of priority landscapes, corridors or sites for intervention.
  • Concept design for nature based solution options.
  • Stakeholder and community engagement process design.
  • High-level implementation roadmap and resourcing considerations.
  • Indicative monitoring and evaluation framework.
  • Briefing materials for internal decision-makers and funders.

Next steps

If you have a plot, big or small, get in touch and together we will find the solution.