Effective partnerships – between on one hand Friends and community groups and on the other hand site landowners and managers – ensure that both parties understand and try to meet each other’s needs. This is not always easy! It can take several years of working together before a good partnership can be created. But Friends […]
Park & Green Space Management
Tips on how to manage the wide range of habitats and facilities in your park or green space.
A guide to producing green space and park management plans
This guide has been produced by CABE Space to enable anyone involved in the management of publicly accessible parks and green space to write management plans that help them to manage, maintain, develop and improve their green space in the most appropriate way.
Maintaining Land
Land maintenance and drainage.
Bog gardens
There are plenty of plants that thrive in boggy conditions, adding to the range you can grow. If you’d like to create a bog garden it is easily done.
Management of a pond and surrounding area
Every pond is unique and the management required will depend on many factors.
Plants for Ponds
Pond plants can be divided into four groups all of which have specific functions to perform.
Fencing
What to consider and how to install fencing.
Wild Flower Meadows
How to set up and maintain a wildflower meadow.
Tips for planning practical conservation work in parks and green spaces
Make sure that you carry out practical conservation work at the right time of year for the task you are undertaking.
Turf seats
Turf seats are becoming popular again because of a desire to create with the environment, rather than impose upon it.
