Discover Our Services
Explore our wide range of offerings that bring together play, nature and conservation.
Natural Play Areas
We create unique natural play areas that are tailored to the specific needs of our clients and their environments. We combine a deep understanding of the benefits of natural play and the need we all have for green spaces.
Playful Design
We design and build bespoke natural play areas that offer so much more than conventional or manufactured play spaces. The timber we use is not treated with chemicals, so it can sustain life which children can interact with and explore. Using the Play Equipment Standard as a guide, we create safe but fun play spaces that stretch children's abilities and deepen their connection to the nature and history in their surroundings.
Sustainable Approach
Our designs are created using sustainably sourced materials and many of the structures are completely biodegradable. The natural materials and native plants we use create spaces that are in harmony with the natural environment.
A Sense of Place
We believe that special places nurture a sense of curiosity. Whether through a sculpture, a wildflower meadow or a play structure, everyone should feel connected to the land, its stories and the magic of its landscape and history.
Research
We delve deeply into what makes places special and weave those stories and influences into our designs. They reflect our amazing journey in time and help us to protect and care about places for future generations.
Authenticity
To complete the picture and bring places to life, we can provide an authentic experience by recreating historical objects or environments. This allows people to connect with the history of places in a more meaningful way.
Making space for nature
Our wildlife is in trouble and we need to do all we can to restore natural habitats in a rapidly changing climate. The future is uncertain but the possibilities are exciting and endless, we can all do our bit to create space for nature.
Expert knowledge
With our background in countryside management, our team knows all about conserving and restoring nature. We also help landowners, councils, farmers and developers to deliver a range of environmental stewardship and biodiversity net gain projects.
On any scale
We can help you to deliver any size project anywhere. It could be a tiny garden planter, a small meadow, a school field or landscape scale habitat restoration. It all adds up to a healthier natural environment for us all.
A naturally sustainable approach
At Wildwood UK, we offer services that not only provide fun and engaging play areas, but also have a positive impact on the environment and the community.
Truly Sustainable Materials
Naturally Carbon Neutral
It's important to us to select only native species of good provenance for our designs as these are the most suited to our native wildlife. We ensure that what we’re planting is going in the right place for maximum benefit and to enable effective maintenance in the future.
Our work is competitively priced in line with the commercial play industry and landscaping costs. Everything we do is unique and handcrafted so each project is priced individually.
Yes, everything we do is designed using the principles of the play equipment standard EN1176. We remove unnecessary risks at the design phase with the help of Independent play safety experts and structural engineers. Each design is also evaluated with a robust risk benefit assessment.
The requirements for our projects may include site assessments, permits, and collaboration with other stakeholders. We will guide you through the process and provide all necessary information.
It really depends on the scale of your particular project but we work quickly and efficiently. For a large project, you can expect us to be with you for 3-4 weeks.
We can provide you with all of the information and documents you need to support a grant application. We can also describe the environmental, play and community benefits our designs provide.
Yes we do, there’s no one else better placed to repair play structures and manage the habitats we create for you.
The natural untreated timber we use in our play structures can last as long as treated timber (about 10-15 years). The larger pieces of oak we use can last even longer, up to 50 years or more! All wood decays eventually and we think it’s better to avoid putting chemically treated wood into our environment... especially where children play.
“The Wildwood concept, as installed at Aldbury C of E Primary School, offers children a wonderful experience. They are free to engage in play and the natural environment, without being bound by the constraints of off-the-shelf playground equipment. The designer considers the principles of the playground equipment standard, so as to eliminate unnecessary risks, yet encompasses the concept of a living, changing play space.”
David Yearley
Head of Play Safety, ROSPA