Name: Holly Hill Re-discovered
Date: 2025
Location: Fareham, Hampshire, UK
Client: Arkwood Landscape Architects & Fareham Council
Date: 2025
Location: Fareham, Hampshire, UK
Client: Arkwood Landscape Architects & Fareham Council
Arkwood is working with Fareham Borough Council to develop plans to restore Holly Hill Woodland Park - a unique and historic 35-hectare site, once a Victorian landscaped garden. Today, it’s home to parkland, woodlands, and a series of interconnecting ponds, lakes and water features made from Pulhamite stone.
I was commissioned to design and deliver an engagement process to understand how people use, value, and imagine the future of the park. I worked closely with members of the local community, hosting events and workshops, to capture a rich picture of what makes Holly Hill so cherished, and what might support more people to ‘Re-discover Holly Hill’ in the future.
The work uncovered clear opportunities to support the park’s long-term restoration: improving accessibility, creating gentle ways for people to learn about the landscape, strengthening connections to surrounding neighbourhoods and offering more ways for children, families, and volunteers to get involved. The findings will guide the development of a community-rooted restoration plan and hopes to build a local network of people who feel connected to, responsible for, and excited about Holly Hill’s future.
I was commissioned to design and deliver an engagement process to understand how people use, value, and imagine the future of the park. I worked closely with members of the local community, hosting events and workshops, to capture a rich picture of what makes Holly Hill so cherished, and what might support more people to ‘Re-discover Holly Hill’ in the future.
The work uncovered clear opportunities to support the park’s long-term restoration: improving accessibility, creating gentle ways for people to learn about the landscape, strengthening connections to surrounding neighbourhoods and offering more ways for children, families, and volunteers to get involved. The findings will guide the development of a community-rooted restoration plan and hopes to build a local network of people who feel connected to, responsible for, and excited about Holly Hill’s future.