Aileen Shackell Landscape Design
Our landscape design practice offers a friendly, professional service to clients across the public, private and not-for-profit sectors. It is registered with the Landscape Institute and based in Bridport, West Dorset. Director Aileen Shackell is a Chartered Landscape Architect with over 30 years’ design experience on some of the UK’s most important landscapes. Take a look at our work and contact us to see if we can help.
Latest
Grey-to-Green transformation
May 2025
Our Marketplace scheme transformed a tired-looking Playground into a park for everyone and it’s now entering its first summer. With funding from the Mayor’s ‘Grow Back Greener’ fund, via Groundwork London, grass has replaced tarmac, creating a permeable surface to absorb heavy rain, and planting will reduce the ‘urban Heat Island effect’ as new trees and shrubs mature. We’re so proud of this successful ‘grey to green’ scheme and of the partnership we’ve been part of, which included Barnet Council, the Friends of Marketplace Playground, East Finchley Community Trust, and our contractor, Southern Landscape and Construction.
Before
After
"The transformation of Marketplace is truly amazing and I am glad I got the chance to see it in person! We really appreciate your team’s hard work in helping make London greener.”
Programmes Assistant, Groundwork London
OUR WORK
What we do
On every project, making our small part of the world a better place lies at the heart of what we do – our Grey-to-Green transformation of Marketplace Playground into Marketplace Park exemplifies this. Our work is diverse, landscape restoration, garden re-design and upgrades, designing for play, park and public open space improvements, and Landscape and Visual Assessments all feature in our portfolio. Have a look at what we’ve done in Our Projects.
Landscape and Visual Assessments
Report writing in support of planning applications across the Dorset National Landscape (AONB) area.
Garden design
Outdoor areas for public buildings, and designs for private gardens.
Landscape design
Outline proposals for public spaces large and small assistance with detailed design and implementation.
Play design
‘Landscape-led’ proposals for new and upgraded play facilities – where the setting is as important as the equipment.
About
Aileen Shackell
Director Aileen Shackell is a Chartered Landscape Architect, and our practice is registered with the Landscape Institute. We work alongside a network of partners, including ecologists and archaeologists, architects and land agents. As we’re based in Dorset our work is mostly across the southwest, though occasionally also further afield.
Projects
Alum Chine Play Space
Fossil Forest, Lulworth
Highcliffe Castle HLF
St. James’ Park Play
Durlston Castle HLF
©2025 Aileen Shackell Associates. 146 West Bay Road, Bridport, Dorset DT6 4AZ.