Nature: Icknield Port Loop, Birmingham

Port Loop is a 43-acre urban neighbourhood nestled in the meander of the Birmingham Canal Old Line and a few minutes walk from Edgbaston Reservoir.

The development funded 1.5km of new towpaths, connecting the neighbourhood into the city centre, which is just a fifteen minute walk away. When fully complete, the neighbourhood will contain 1,150 homes, a community hub (Tubeworks), commercial spaces, a leisure centre, a swimming pool and new public green spaces.

A hierarchy of open spaces caters to a range of activities across the neighbourhood. The canalside public park was completed in 2019. The high-quality landscape consists of a geometric network of concrete paths which meander through playful grass mounds, swales, planted areas and trees.