{"id":20136,"date":"2023-07-30T02:27:14","date_gmt":"2023-07-30T09:27:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/willmott-dixon-wins-nottingham-green-heart-job\/"},"modified":"2023-07-30T02:27:18","modified_gmt":"2023-07-30T09:27:18","slug":"willmott-dixon-wins-nottingham-green-heart-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/willmott-dixon-wins-nottingham-green-heart-job\/","title":{"rendered":"Willmott Dixon wins Nottingham Green Heart job"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Green Heart project is a key element of the vision for Nottingham\u2019s 20-acre Broad Marsh area, transforming a site that was previously a large shopping centre before it was demolished.<\/p>\n

The Green Heart introduces green, ecologically rich habitats and food for wildlife, forming a green infrastructure network linking the Broad Marsh area from Nottingham Castle through to the 36-acre Island Quarter regeneration site and beyond.<\/p>\n

A key aim is to put the \u2018marsh\u2019 back to the Broad Marsh, introducing new urban wetlands on land that was once a marshland ecosystem to capture, slow and filter rainwater, potentially preventing flooding and creating pockets of biodiversity.<\/p>\n

Work will commence this autumn with Willmott Dixon already on-site nearby building a new public space outside the new Central Library.<\/p>\n

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The design of the Green Heart is unique to Nottingham and has been developed by Townshend Landscape Architects along with Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Nick Heath, director at Willmott Dixon, said: \u201cHaving been responsible for the original shopping centre demolition in 2021-2022 and sharing insight on this complicated, historic site with interested parties throughout the process, we\u2019re excited to be maintaining a role in the transformation and using our skills to deliver the next phase.<\/p>\n

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