Land Trust Residential Services owns and manages green spaces within and around housing developments through residential service charge agreements, ensuring everything from natural corridors and sustainable drainage solutions, to play areas and natural community amenities are effectively and sustainably maintained and enhanced, helping protect the value of the homes and create places people want to live work and play.

The RESI Awards, held by Property Week magazine, aim to identify the best firms or individuals who had a transformative 2016 in the residential sector.

Port Sunlight River Park has picked up the Community Engagement accolade at the 3rd Sector Care Awards in recognition of how the management team use the park to benefit thousands of people each year.

The Bromborough park, opened in autumn 2014, is owned by national land management charity the Land Trust and managed by Autism Together, with the brief to create an inclusive space that offers a variety of opportunities for its service users, as well as local residents and visitors.

Combining Autism Together’s remit of supporting people with autism and their families, and the Land Trust’s charitable aims around health, education and community cohesion, Ranger Anne Litherland and many volunteers have worked hard to exceed expectations.

Wellesley Woodlands has made the shortlist for the Large Scale Permanent Award at this year’s BIG Biodiversity Challenge.

Ciria’s BIG Biodiversity Challenge has shortlisted the joint entry by developer, Grainger plc and the Land Trust for its partnership work on creating the wonderful Wellesley Woodlands.

The award category is about the long term positive impact on biodiversity after the construction process. See our entry here.

The Land Trust has won the Green Business Award at the Cheshire Business Awards 2016.

Presented at a ceremony at Chester Cathedral on Friday 7th October, the award celebrates excellence in green practice and recognises an organisation that makes a positive contribution to the environment.

Representing the Land Trust on the evening were: Alan Carter, Director of Portfolio Management; Sarah Palgrave-Neath, Estates Manager North; and Ian Betteley, Group Finance Change Manager.

Alan said: “We’re delighted to be recognised our commitment to open spaces in the county and across England. We work hard to find funding solutions to sustainably manage and improve local green spaces for the long-term, giving communities opportunities to connect with nature and learn about the benefits of looking after the environment.

“Our spaces also have a crucial part in the social landscape, delivering health benefits through initiatives such as the Health for Life programme, reducing anti-social behaviour and building community cohesion by being publicly accessible environments.”

The Land Trust has made the shortlist for the Cheshire Business Awards under the Green Business Award category.

The Cheshire Business Awards bring together businesses of all sizes and sectors and celebrate excellence, recognising the companies and business leaders and teams who have demonstrated the foresight to drive their business – and the region – forward.

Find out more about this award