Hackfall, North Yorkshire

Hackfall was a major tourist attraction in the late-18th and 19th centuries, the woodland was the perfect background for the paths and vistas, numerous romantic follies and water features along the wooded valley.  However by the early years of the 20th century Hackfall lay forgotten and ponds, weirs, follies and paths had become badly damaged. The consultant team worked together to oversee the implementation of the works funded by a £1 Million Heritage Lottery Fund to restore key aspects of Aislabie’s designed landscape, facilitate public access and improve habitat quality.

The Landscape Agency restoration works won the inaugural 2008 RIBA / Landscape Institute White Rose Landscape Award and has been recognized across Europe with the prestigious European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage/Europa Nostra Award 2011, including the judges Grand Prix award.