The project demonstrates the benefits of Green Infrastructure investments around hospitals. The landscape design promotes good health rather than just treating illness. Garden courtyards run through the building. Visitor gardens welcome people at the hospital entrance.
The project considered scale, character and quality of the existing landscape a key asset. A landscape masterplan and design guidance brought neglected and overgrown woodlands and a loch back into sustainable management.
A hospital ranger runs engagement activities in the outdoors. This includes health walks, bush craft, conservation activities and outdoor Tai Chi classes. This enables clinicians to take healing outdoors. It also combats sedentary indoor lifestyles amongst patients and staff and provides an opportunity to connect with the natural environment
Map boards, signs and leaflets, encourage using the path networks. Way-marked trails also promote physical activity.
A striking pier into the Loch is one of the most attractive destination points to motivate people to leave the hospital building.
Staff, patients and their families and the local Larbert community benefit from a holistic healing environment with natural green spaces.
The ' Branching Out' project supports mental health patients through a 12-week woodland activity programme.
A new Maggie's Centre is the best UK demonstration of supporting cancer patients in high quality surroundings.
The hospital has the UK's first outdoor, woodland-based recovery programme for cardiac patients.
The project presents a low-cost preventative spend measure for improving staff, patient and visitor health and wellbeing.
This Green Infrastructure asset have increased levels of physical activity. Annual visitor numbers have increase from below 10,000 in 2012 to over 90,000 in 2018.
Larbert Woods provides outdoor learning opportunities for seven local schools and one on-site nursery.
The Community Ranger has run many events for families and educational groups to date.
Forestry and Land Scotland will maintain the NHS outdoor estate on behalf of NHS Forth Valley for 10 years.
The hospital has become a demonstration model for other NHS estates and inspired NHS Scotland policy development.
The project considered scale, character and quality of the existing landscape a key asset. A landscape masterplan and design guidance brought neglected and overgrown woodlands and a loch back into sustainable management.
A hospital ranger runs engagement activities in the outdoors. This includes health walks, bush craft, conservation activities and outdoor Tai Chi classes. This enables clinicians to take healing outdoors. It also combats sedentary indoor lifestyles amongst patients and staff and provides an opportunity to connect with the natural environment
Map boards, signs and leaflets, encourage using the path networks. Way-marked trails also promote physical activity.
A striking pier into the Loch is one of the most attractive destination points to motivate people to leave the hospital building.
Staff, patients and their families and the local Larbert community benefit from a holistic healing environment with natural green spaces.
The ' Branching Out' project supports mental health patients through a 12-week woodland activity programme.
A new Maggie's Centre is the best UK demonstration of supporting cancer patients in high quality surroundings.
The hospital has the UK's first outdoor, woodland-based recovery programme for cardiac patients.
The project presents a low-cost preventative spend measure for improving staff, patient and visitor health and wellbeing.
This Green Infrastructure asset have increased levels of physical activity. Annual visitor numbers have increase from below 10,000 in 2012 to over 90,000 in 2018.
Larbert Woods provides outdoor learning opportunities for seven local schools and one on-site nursery.
The Community Ranger has run many events for families and educational groups to date.
Forestry and Land Scotland will maintain the NHS outdoor estate on behalf of NHS Forth Valley for 10 years.
The hospital has become a demonstration model for other NHS estates and inspired NHS Scotland policy development.
Overview
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Project Name
Forth Valley Hospital and Larbert Woods
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Location
Forth Valley, Central Scotland
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Category
Masterplanning and urban design
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Landscape Architect
RaeburnFarquharBowen Ltd
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Client
Forest and Land Scotland
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Awards
LI Awards 2020 Finalist - Building with Nature Award
Details
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Project Team
Client: NHS Forth Valley / Forest & Land Scotland (formerly Forest Commission Scotland) Landscape Architect - RaeburnFarquharBowen (formerly Ian White Associates) Stakeholders: Falkirk Council, Green Exercise Partnership, NHS Health Scotland, Scottish Natural Heritage
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Year Completed
2016
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Contract Value
£300,000 budget that was 0.1% of the cost of the Hospital - £300 million. The project levered in an additional £200,000 from a Woodlands in and around Towns grant. Total budget £500,000.
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RaeburnFarquharBowen Ltd
Registered Practice - (6 - 10 Employees) -
Approximate Map Location
Location
Forth Valley, Central Scotland
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