Landscaping Services

With over 46 years of experience in commercial landscaping, Lowther Forestry Group delivers projects of every scale across the United Kingdom. Operating from five regional offices and our own contract-grow nursery at Severndale in the Midlands, we provide a complete landscaping service from initial design and on-site construction through to long-term aftercare and maintenance.

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Our teams work across national highways, construction, utilities, education, local government, private estates, retail, warehousing and public open spaces. We balance aesthetic, functional and ecological priorities to bring landscape designs to life and enhance the environments and ecosystems around them.

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NHSS 18A, 18B
and 18C Accredited

Fully accredited for landscaping and arboriculture on the strategic road network, covering soft landscaping, hard landscaping and maintenance.
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Same Team,
Tender to Delivery

The team that prices and plans your project is the same team that delivers it on site. This continuity reduces risk, improves communication and keeps programmes on track.
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Severndale
Contract-Grow Nursery

Our nursery at Severndale in Shrewsbury grows trees, shrubs and hedging to order, giving us direct control over stock quality, biosecurity and programme-critical supply.

Trusted by the UK's Leading Contractors

Lowther Forestry Group works as a trusted landscaping subcontractor to many of the UK's largest construction and infrastructure firms. These relationships are built on decades of reliable delivery, competitive pricing and the ability to mobilise skilled teams at short notice across the country. Many of our Tier 1 clients have worked with us continuously for over ten years, returning project after project because of the consistency and quality we bring to their programmes.

Trusted By Main Contractors, Utilities and Public Bodies

Selected Projects

From campus planting to national highway schemes
COMMERCIAL LANDSCAPING

Moto Motorway Service Station, M6 Rugby

Lowther were appointed by Vinci Construction to deliver all landscape construction works at the new Moto motorway service station at Junction 1 of the M6 in Rugby. Overview The project formed part of the construction…

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COMMERCIAL LANDSCAPING

Lloyd Street Street Tree Planting, Llandudno

Lowther were appointed by Conwy County Borough Council following a competitive tender to undertake the installation of 43 street trees and associated landscape improvements on Lloyd Street, Llandudno. Overview The project formed part of a…

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COMMERCIAL LANDSCAPING

Moderna Research Centre, Harwell Campus

Lowther were appointed by Glencar Construction to deliver all landscape construction works at the new Moderna Research Centre at Harwell Campus in Oxfordshire. Overview The project formed part of the construction of a new pharmaceutical…

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Testimonials

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Great service for firewood - good quality logs.

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Jim White

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Top class people to deal with. Tash in head office is great. Contracts manager Tom is a great lad. Done a lot of business with them over the years, always first class.

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Nationally recognised accreditations

NHSS 18A, 18B and 18C for landscaping and arboriculture on the strategic road network. ISO 9001 (quality management), ISO 14001 (environmental management) and ISO 45001 (health and safety).

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Five Offices Across the UK

Our landscaping teams operate from five offices across England, providing national coverage with local knowledge. Penrith (head office, Cumbria and the North), Castleford (Yorkshire and the North East), Runcorn (North West and North Wales), Milton Keynes (South East and East Anglia) and the West Midlands, where our Severndale contract-grow nursery supports large-scale planting programmes across the region and beyond.

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Common Questions About Our Landscaping Services

What does NHSS 18 accreditation mean for landscaping?
NHSS (National Highways Sector Schemes) 18A, 18B and 18C cover soft landscaping, hard landscaping and landscape maintenance on the strategic road network. Holding all three confirms that our teams, processes and quality systems meet the standards required to work on motorways, trunk roads and other National Highways assets. For contractors delivering highway schemes, appointing an NHSS-accredited subcontractor satisfies a key compliance requirement.
Do you cover landscaping projects in southern England?
Yes. Our Milton Keynes office covers the South East, Home Counties and East Anglia, and our West Midlands base extends our reach across central and southern England. We regularly deliver landscaping contracts from the M25 corridor through to the South West, and our five-office structure means we can mobilise teams to any location in England and Wales.
How does your contract-grow nursery benefit our project?
Our Severndale nursery in Shrewsbury allows us to grow trees, shrubs and hedging to your specification well in advance of planting season. This reduces reliance on third-party availability, gives us direct control over stock quality and biosecurity, and means we can align nursery production with your construction programme. For large schemes requiring thousands of plants, contract-growing removes a common supply chain risk.
What specialist plant and equipment do you use for landscaping?
We invest in specialist plant suited to landscaping in challenging environments. Our fleet includes Metrac mountain tractors for steep and inaccessible terrain, robotic mowers for ongoing maintenance, hydroseeding units for large-scale grass and wildflower establishment, and ultra-low ground pressure (ULGP) plant for working on soft or sensitive ground. This equipment allows us to take on projects that many landscaping contractors cannot.
What is your typical tender and mobilisation process?
We assign a dedicated contracts manager at tender stage who remains with the project through to completion. This means the person who understands the pricing, methodology and programme is the same person managing the work on site. Once a contract is awarded, we can typically mobilise within two to four weeks depending on scale, drawing on our regional offices and in-house nursery to assemble the right team and materials.