The UK’s leading open space management company, Meadfleet, is celebrating making it through to the finals of this year’s Landscape Institute Awards in the Landscape Legacy award category. The award celebrates a person, organisation or group which leaves a lasting landscape legacy. With a sustainable, long-term approach to managing the 545 acres in its management, Meadfleet are committed to creating a legacy of well-maintained, biodiverse open space areas.
Since 1995 Meadfleet have been appointed by local authorities and developers, taking responsibility for the maintenance and enhancement of public open spaces, creating a legacy for stakeholders, protecting the developers’ brand, and providing an environment that residents value.
Meadfleet care for around 320 developments across England and Wales and boosting the biodiversity of open spaces is at the heart of the open space management companies’ agenda. Launched in 2019, Meadfleet’s Bee Friendly campaign embodies its commitment to legacy, partnering with Buglife, the UK’s leading insect charity, to create and promote additional pollinator habitats.
Meadfleet utilise the campaign and other similar activities as opportunities for engagement and education with its 40,000+ customers, along with schools and community groups, promoting the benefits of diverse habitats.
With schools and community groups, Meadfleet host educational talks, bat walks, and planting days to inspire future generations. In addition, free wildlife resources, advice and thousands of items are provided including bird feeders, bird boxes, insect hotels and wildlife friendly seeds. This helps ensure Meadfleet’s legacy of creating and promoting biodiverse landscapes permeates beyond the open spaces and into the community and future generations.
Meadfleet’s Managing Director David King commented, “With a long-term, sustainable approach, Meadfleet are creating a legacy of safe, attractive, biodiverse landscapes for the benefit of local communities and wildlife whilst inspiring future generations to embrace a similar approach to sustainability and biodiversity.
We are thrilled our efforts have been recognised by the judges and look forward to the awards in November.”