| Date: | Thursday, 1st October 2026 |
| Time: | 9:00 to 16:30 |
| Location: | Phyllis Court, Henley on Thames, Oxon RG9 2HT |
| Cost: | £110+VAT (LI/BALI/SGD members) or £150+VAT (non-members) |
SoilsCon 2026 – 7th landscape industry soils CPD conference for landscape architects, landscape contractors and designers, ecologists, housing developers, local authorities, soil suppliers and other industry professionals.
A great line-up of leading industry experts will cover a range of topical subjects and use live case studies to evidence the importance of soil health and regeneration, greenfield soil management and re-use, green roof design & substrates, Agricultural Land Classification, SuDS, landscape construction and urban tree planting and amenity turfgrass management.
“Excellent day; very informative presentations, and accessible to a range of attendees and backgrounds”
“Another fantastic day of presentations, good range of talks, variety and good length. Excellent facilities and refreshments”
“I found the day to be very informative – fantastic eclectic group of talks and topics”
“I really enjoyed the day, the venue, the presentation lengths, the information pack, and have learnt more than I imagined”
“Excellent conference, brilliant variety of talks”
“Wasn’t sure what to expect but very informative and thoroughly fascinating!”
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The Speakers and their presentations are:
Ellen Faye, co-Founder and co-Executive Director of Sustainable Soils Alliance
Gill Shaw, Senior Soil Scientist, Tim O’Hare Associates
Tim White, Senior Associate, Tim O’Hare Associates
Tim O’Hare, Partner & Principal Consultant, Tim O’Hare Associates and James Lord, Partner, HTA Design
Chris Bridgman, Chair of the Green Roof Organisation (UK Trade Body) and Vice President of the European Federation of Green Roof and Wall Associations
Kevin Barton, Director, Robert Bray Associates
Gareth Phillips, Senior Agronomist, Tim O’Hare Associates
Alistair Bayford, Managing Director, Frosts Landscapes
Presentation topics:
Closing the Soil Policy Gap Between Farming and the Built Environment
Predictive ALC map: friend or foe?
Best practice soil management on Greenfield Sites
Designing and implementing a “Circular Economy Soil Strategy” for a prestigious, new urban landscape scheme
Life on Rooftops
More than a substrate: Biomimetic approaches to soils in SuDS
Amenity Turfgrass and Soil Health: The Good, the Bad and the Science behind Sustainable Lawn Management
Ground Truth: Why Soil Still Determines Landscape Success
The popular Soil Surgery, open to delegates who may have specific soil issues, will take place during the day’s networking periods. Members of the Tim O’Hare Associates team will be on hand to provide initial guidance and advice.
A number of leading landscape industry soil and landscape supply companies – Bury Hill Landscape Supplies, Green-tech, Bourne Amenity, The Woodhorn Group, MCM and Boughton Loam – will be supporting the conference and exhibiting their products.
Other Details
BALI, LI and SGD members can obtain a special delegate rate of £110 + VAT per person (non-members £150 + VAT), to include lunch and all refreshments throughout the day.
Travel links to Phyllis Court, either by road (M40, M4) or rail, are excellent, with collection from Henley railway station available on the day.
For further information email soilscon@toha.co.uk or call 01491 822653.
