King George's Field Playscape (Playing It Naturally Programme)

Adam White, Principal Landscape Architect with Groundwork West London, who co-designed the Playscape space, says "The project sits somewhere between the traditional playground design and the play value of building snowmen or climbing up trees. Remember how a fallen tree trunk could provide hours of entertainment, a sprinkling of snow endless fun?
The theory behind the design is to emphasise that the total environment can offer huge scope for play - not just an area in the corner of a park or garden. Think grassy mounds, innovative planting, timber decking, trees, water, bridges and boulders complemented by modern, well-designed play equipment and you've got Playscape: an exciting and challenging space in which to play with unlimited creativity and imagination."

Whilst designing the play space, the multi-award winning Groundwork Playscape team have run a series of design workshops and play space visits with local young people. Pupils from local primary school St Marks have been involved throughout the entire process of this new development by contributing their ideas. When asked on the importance of having somewhere interesting to play and socialise, one pupil replied: "it's extremely very ultra mega important" (which in itself highlights the need and importance of such a project).