Just four weeks to go for SoilsCon 2026

Organised by leading soil science and landscape engineering consultants Tim O’Hare Associates LLP (TOHA), this year’s conference welcomes a great line-up of leading industry experts covering a range of topical subjects.

Tim O’Hare, who will be speaking with James Lord from HTA Design on The Queen Elizabeth II Garden in Regent’s Park, said:

“I am delighted with the fantastic speaker line-up for this year’s conference, who are all leading authorities in their chosen topics. The severity of this summer’s drought is a stark reminder of the climate emergency we face, and SoilsCon is very much about sharing practical and up-to-date knowledge that is relevant for today’s landscape industry.”

The speakers and their topics are:

• Ellen Fay, Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director of the Sustainable Soils Alliance – ‘Closing the soil policy gap between farming and the built environment’
• Gill Shaw, Senior Soil Scientist, TOHA – ‘Predictive Agricultural Land Classification map: friend or foe?’
• Tim White, Senior Associate, TOHA – ‘Best practice soil management on greenfield sites’
• Tim O’Hare, Partner and Principal Consultant, TOHA, and James Lord, Partner, HTA Design – ‘Designing and implementing a circular economy soil strategy for The Queen Elizabeth II Garden, Regent’s Park’
• Chris Bridgman, Chair of the Green Roof Organisation (UK trade body) and Vice President of the European Federation of Green Roof and Wall Associations – ‘Life on rooftops’
• Kevin Barton, Director, Robert Bray Associates – ‘More than a substrate: Biometric approaches to soils in SuDS’
• Gareth Phillips, Senior Agronomist, TOHA – ‘Amenity turfgrass and soil health: The good, the bad, and the science behind sustainable lawn management’
• Alistair Bayford, Managing Director, Frosts Landscapes – ‘Ground truth: Why soil still determines landscape success’

To book online now or for further information visit www.toha.co.uk/soilscon-2026/