Sighthill Regeneration Glasgow | Award-Winning Landscape Project

Ashlea worked closely with Green-tech and John Chambers Wildflower Seed to bring the ambitious landscape designs to life over a three-year programme from July 2018 to October 2021. Key interventions included:

• Topsoil management: screening 25,000m³ of site-won topsoil and importing over 10,000m³ of high-quality topsoil.
• Planting: over 101,000 shrubs and perennials, 6,000 specimen hedge plants, 3800 trees of various sizes, including semi-mature, extra heavy, standard and feathered.
• Soil and tree products: Green-tech supplied tree and shrub compost, Holdfast rubber blocks, heavy-duty belting, and Terram impermeable root barriers to protect infrastructure.
• Seeding: over 100,000m² of amenity, sports, and wildflower areas were established using John Chambers Landscaping with Rye Grass Seed, Action Replay Grass Seed, Flowering Lawn Wildflower, Hedgerow Wildflower Mix, Wet Meadow Wildflower Mix, and Pond Edge Wildflower Mix.

The wildflower and grass mixes were designed to create vibrant, biodiverse green spaces, complementing the extensive tree, shrub, and perennial planting, and supporting long-term ecosystem function.

Sustainability and net-zero goals underpinned the project, with site remediation and sustainable drainage freeing up developable land, and early economic studies demonstrating a return of £2.50 in the local economy for every £1 spent.

The Sighthill TRA Advanced Infrastructure project has been recognised with the 2021 Landscape Institute Excellence in Landscape Construction Award. The collaborative approach between LDA Design, Morgan Sindall, Ashlea, and Green-tech ensured exemplary results, balancing biodiversity, public amenity, and sustainable urban development.

The extensive planting, wildflower meadows, and sustainable parkland have created a destination area for residents and the wider community, enhancing health, wellbeing, and ecological resilience. Ashlea has committed to a five-year maintenance period to ensure the landscape remains vibrant and functional for the long term.

The project demonstrates how early engagement, multi-stakeholder collaboration, and high-quality products, including John Chambers Wildflower Seed, can transform large-scale urban regeneration schemes into award-winning, sustainable landscapes.