Our Social Value

B Corp & Social Value

As a Cornwall-based landscape architecture practice, we place people, community and nature at the centre of everything we do. Our work goes beyond creating beautiful spaces, focusing on landscapes that deliver lasting social and environmental value.

We are proud to be a Certified B Corp, reflecting our commitment to responsible business practices, transparency and positive impact. This shapes how we design, how we collaborate and how we operate as a studio.

Our approach integrates biodiversity, green infrastructure and long-term stewardship, alongside meaningful community engagement to ensure the places we create are inclusive, resilient and rooted in their context.

We also prioritise the wellbeing of our team, operating a four-day working week alongside flexible and supportive ways of working. We believe that a healthy, motivated team is essential to delivering thoughtful, high-quality work.

For us, being a B Corp is not a label, but an ongoing commitment to doing business better for people and for the environment.

Our values in practice

Landscape Architecture with Purpose – B Corp Certified Practice

We are pleased to have published our first B Corp Impact Assessment, marking an important step in our ongoing commitment to responsible and purpose-driven practice.

As a B Corp within the Landscape Architecture industry, we are part of a global movement of businesses working towards a more inclusive, equitable and regenerative economy. For us, being a B Corp means placing social and environmental impact at the heart of what we do — from landscape design in all its forms to the way we operate as a practice.

This commitment informs every project through a focus on sustainability, meaningful community engagement and ethical decision-making. It also requires transparent accountability, continual reflection and a willingness to challenge ourselves to do better, meeting rigorous standards of performance, accountability and transparency.

We are proud to be part of a growing global community of businesses committed to doing business better.

You can read more about what being B Corp means here: BCorp_certification

A Four-Day Week for a More Balanced Way of Working

We’ve taken an important step as a practice, moving to a four-day working week across the studio.

Following a six-month trial, we’ve transitioned to a 32-hour week with no reduction in pay, becoming a Gold Standard accredited employer through the 4 Day Week Foundation. For us, this change is about creating a more balanced and sustainable way of working for everyone. It brings a sense of fairness and structure across the whole team, recognising commitment and rewarding the care, energy and dedication that each person brings to the practice. As a small studio, it was important that this worked in reality, not just in principle. We’ve maintained a consistent studio presence, with at least half the team in at all times, while continuing to deliver high-quality work, support our clients and grow as a practice. At the same time, it creates more space for rest, focus and life outside the studio. This reflects a wider commitment to how we run our business, placing people, wellbeing and long-term resilience at the centre of our decisions.

Community Engagement, Workshops & Events

Co-design & Community Engagement

We design with people, not for them.

Through hands-on workshops, conversations and shared ideas, we work closely with communities to shape places that reflect local identity and feel genuinely owned by the people who use them.

In 2025, we delivered eight open space masterplans across Cornwall, alongside wider landscape and nature recovery work including the Polzeath Vision Plan, St Gothian Sands and the White River Vision. From play spaces to large-scale environmental projects, this work has helped communities unlock funding through programmes such as Making Space for Sand, the UK Government Levelling Up Fund and the National Lottery Community Fund.

At its heart, our approach is simple: listen carefully, collaborate openly, and create places people are proud of.

Social Inclusion & Tree’s and BNG Conferences for the Landscape Institute South West and Arb Association.

We are incredibly proud to have organised and sponsored a number of professional CPD days and events in collaboration with the Landscape Institute South West and the Arboricultural Association. Our conference Even Ground – Design for Inclusion, was held at the beautiful Eden Project and brought together an impressive line-up of industry experts to share insight and experience around social inclusion in the built and natural environment.

Contributors included Make Space for Girls, Touchwood Play, Sensory Trust, disAbility Cornwall, and Jane Simpson Access, with discussions centred on the RIBA’s new Social Inclusion Layer within the RIBA Plan of Work.

Alongside this, we recently also hosted a Tree Canopy and Biodiversity Net Gain Day at the Old Bakery in Truro, welcoming local authorities, ecologists, and tree and landscape professionals from across the South West, as well as from London and the North East. Delivered in collaboration with Spalding Ecology and Evolve Trees, and supported by the Landscape Institute South West and the Arboricultural Association, the event created space for shared learning around canopy cover, BNG, and landscape resilience.

With huge thanks to Landscape Institute South West, Arb Association and A&G Paving for supporting these events and helping us champion inclusive, resilient, and people-centred design.

Our Charitable Partnerships

Each year, we select a charity to receive focused, additional support, alongside our ongoing commitments to organisations whose work closely aligns with our values.

In 2026, we are proud to be working with St Petroc’s, supporting their vital work to end homelessness in Cornwall, and with the Mt Edgcumbe Hospice, who provide compassionate care and support for patients and families across the region.

We are also long-standing members of the Surfers Against Sewage Ocean Network, whose commitment to protecting our beaches, waves, and marine wildlife continues to inspire us. Alongside this, we maintain our support for the Woodland Trust, with whom we have planted over 1,000 trees on our own land in Bissoe as part of our commitment to nature recovery.

In 2025, we were thrilled to support The Wave Project, whose surf therapy programmes make a profound difference to the mental and physical wellbeing of children and young people and we continue to support the amazing work they do. Together, these partnerships reflect our belief in using our time, skills, and resources to support healthier communities and a more resilient natural environment.

Fundraising Challenges and Campaigns

We are deeply committed to supporting charitable initiatives and believe in the positive, lasting impact they can create beyond the workplace. This commitment is reflected not only in our partnerships, but also in the enthusiasm of our team, who actively take part in volunteering and charitable activities throughout the year.

In 2025, we were proud to continue our support of inspiring local organisations including Surfers Against Sewage and Woodland Trust — charities making a meaningful difference to our environment, wellbeing, and future generations. We were also delighted to support The Wave Project, Surf Therapy Charity, by creating their ‘Beach Garden’ for the Royal Cornwall Show. (see our Beach Garden here: royal-cornwall-show-charity-of-the-year)

Looking ahead to 2026, we are proud to be supporting St Petroc’s and Mount Edgcumbe Hospice, alongside a number of exciting new collaborations and pro bono projects that we look forward to sharing in the coming months. We are also honoured to be working in partnership with the High Sheriff of Cornwall, helping to strengthen community impact across the region.

In September 2026, members of our team will also be taking on the Race the Sun Challenge in the Lake District — cycling, hiking, and kayaking in support of children’s medical charity Action Medical Research.

Time Outside Together

Taking time out to connect as a team outdoors is important to us. In the office, that sense of togetherness shows up in simple, everyday ways, a shared bowl of fruit, biscuits on hand, and the occasional communal lunch or cream tea. It’s our version of gathering and sharing.

A couple of times a year, we step away from our screens and take the whole office out for a day of shared learning, fresh air, and fun.

One of our recent outings took us to Porthtowan Beach, where we swapped our desks for the Blue Bar’s ‘Boardroom’ to plan for a stronger, better business together. The day was rounded off with great food, a refreshing swim, and a lively game of beach cricket. With sandy hands and sea air all around, we reconnected as a team and enjoyed learning in a relaxed, inspiring coastal setting that we are so grateful to call home.

Community-engaged design

Fostering collaboration and inclusion in our work is important to us and a collaborative design approach forms the backbone of all our projects. We are committed to inclusive design, co-design, and community engagement, achieved through a range of events like community consultations and school design workshops. These initiatives are geared towards fostering collaboration, igniting creativity, and empowering individuals and communities to actively shape their environments. Our overarching goal is to cultivate a sense of pride in the spaces people call home.

Working with students at St Fidelis School, London to sketch the Skyline from Lesnes Abbey Woods.

Learning, Teaching and Mentorship – Supporting the Future Development of our Profession

We aim to support the development of future Landscape Architects and designers by offering meaningful early-career opportunities, including work experience placements for secondary school students and internships for university-level study. Over the past year, this has included three school-age work experience placements, two paid summer internships, the appointment of new recently graduated Landscape Architects into the practice, and the support of two interns from the University of Gloucestershire. Many of these pathways provide a foundation for longer-term involvement and progression within the team.

Alongside practice-based experience, we continue to support local higher education through guest lecturing at the Eden Project and Falmouth University, and by participating in the University of Gloucestershire careers fair. Through these activities, we aim to strengthen connections between education and practice, and to support emerging talent entering the landscape architecture profession.

University Collaboration

Our collaboration with Falmouth Uni began with their sensory spatial design project for Sky Primary School to design a sensory, creative project focused on designing playful and immersive learning environments. Building on this early work, we are now working to support them on their project at Carclew House, where we are sharing our knowledge and expertise in heritage, landscape, and interpretation.

This next project brings a deeper focus on the historic setting, exploring how thoughtful landscape design and interpretation can enrich learning while respecting and revealing the site’s heritage.

Health & Wellbeing

Health & Wellbeing

Our approach is grounded in a clear understanding of the link between access to nature and improved health outcomes. We design landscapes that support physical health, mental wellbeing and social connection through high-quality, inclusive and accessible open space. Green and blue infrastructure is carefully integrated to encourage movement, reduce stress and promote everyday wellbeing. Sensory planting, seasonal interest and clear spatial design support comfort, orientation and restorative experience for people of all ages and abilities.

Community engagement and co-design are central to our process, ensuring spaces reflect local needs, support social inclusion and respond to cultural context. Interpretation and storytelling deepen connection to place, while habitat creation is embedded throughout, creating ‘homes for nature’ alongside spaces for people.

At West Middlesex Hospital, this approach shaped the transformation of courtyard spaces into therapeutic landscapes, supporting calm, movement and restoration for patients, staff and visitors.

Re-generative landscapes, on home turf

To underscore our commitment to the environment, we’ve dedicated 5 acres of land near Truro to our regenerative landscaping and re-wilding project. Over the past 5 years, we’ve planted more than 1,000 trees and converted grazing land into meadows, complemented by orchards and growing gardens.

Our ongoing initiatives extend to restoring over 1.5 acres of land to its natural state, actively contributing to the preservation and enhancement of local biodiversity. This involves the restoration of native woodland, hedges, and meadows. Our small flock of Herdwick sheep plays an important role in naturally managing the grassland, while our ducks and chickens contribute to keeping slugs and snails at bay.