HAMPSHIRE County Council has been nominated for a national award following its work at an Oakridge school.

The local authority’s Property Services Landscape Team have earned their place on the shortlist for the 2015 Landscape Institute Awards, which celebrates outstanding examples of work in the landscape industry.

The nomination follows its work at Oakridge Infant School, in which the team designed and delivered an outdoor learning project featuring a bike and trike circuit, a grassed area for teddy bears picnics and a wigwam for role play as well as sensory planting.

Hampshire County Council leader, Councillor Roy Perry, said: “To be shortlisted for such a high profile national award is testament to the high quality service provided by our in-house landscape architects.

“School landscapes play an important role to support learning and play outside the classroom, and the team are highly dedicated in the support they provide to schools – helping them to maximise sometimes very limited budgets to achieve outstanding results, while enhancing the learning outcomes for pupils.

“By designing different spaces for different uses throughout the day, children have more opportunities for adventure, and exploration, while helping to build healthy lifestyles.”

The county council will find out if they have won an award on November 26.