A soil-first, data-informed approach to diagnosing and improving green asset performance.
Green Pigeon helps public and private landowners understand, protect and improve their green assets by identifying the soil and grass management issues that limit performance, resilience and long-term value. We start below ground, combining practical land management experience with specialist expertise in soil chemistry, biology and physics to identify the underlying causes of poor turf performance, drainage issues, compaction, nutrient imbalance, drought stress and declining soil health, creating stronger, more resilient landscapes from the ground up.
Why Our Approach Works
We bring together scientific understanding, practical experience and modern monitoring technology. We do not treat soil, grass and landscape performance as separate issues. Instead, we provide an integrated assessment that connects what is happening above ground with the chemical, biological and physical conditions below ground.
Our aim is to give clients the evidence, confidence and practical guidance they need to manage their green assets more effectively: from the ground up, and with the benefit of high-quality data from above.
Our Approach
Understanding the soil system
Our assessments consider soil as an interconnected system. Chemical properties influence nutrient availability and pH balance; physical properties determine structure, porosity, infiltration, compaction and rooting depth; and biological properties drive nutrient cycling, organic matter transformation and the living processes that support plant health.
By assessing these factors together, we can distinguish between visible symptoms and root causes. This integrated view enables better decisions and avoids short-term treatments that fail to address the real problem.
Supporting Carbon Sequestration & Net Zero Targets
Well-managed soils helps clients contribute to carbon sequestration and wider net zero objectives. By improving soil structure, increasing organic matter, supporting deeper rooting and encouraging active soil biology, green spaces can store more carbon while becoming more fertile, stable and resilient.
This is a particularly important opportunity for councils, estates, sports facilities and landowners who are under pressure to demonstrate measurable progress against environmental, sustainability and net zero commitments.
Climate Resilience, Public Health & Ecology
In a changing climate, resilient planting is essential for public health, biodiversity and ecological stability. Healthy grass, trees and planting cool urban environments, slow surface water runoff, improve air quality, support wildlife and create accessible green spaces that benefit physical and mental wellbeing. By identifying the soil constraints that leave vegetation vulnerable to drought, heat, flooding, disease and wear, we improve the conditions for strong roots, water movement, nutrient cycling and biological activity - helping clients create landscapes that are more resilient while delivering lasting environmental and community benefits.
Combining Field Insight with Remote Sensing
To strengthen our diagnosis, we combine soil testing and site inspections with the latest remote sensing technologies. Drone, satellite and multispectral imagery reveals patterns in vegetation health, moisture stress, drainage performance and growth variability that are often difficult to detect from the ground alone.
Vegetation indices such as NDVI (Normalised Difference Vegetation Index) and other multispectral data help identify early signs of stress, map variation across large sites and prioritise areas for investigation. These insights are then validated through targeted sampling, visual soil assessment and site reviews, ensuring technology supports, not replaces, sound agronomic judgement.
From Diagnosis to Action
Our findings are translated into clear, practical recommendations for soil and grass management. These may include improvements to soil structure, organic matter management, compost use, nutrient planning, aeration, drainage, irrigation efficiency, overseeding, species selection, traffic management or longer-term biological soil improvement.
For councils, estates, sports facilities and other green space managers, this provides a more informed basis for investment and maintenance planning. It helps target resources where they will have the greatest effect, reduce unnecessary inputs, support carbon and net zero strategies, improve resilience to weather extremes and deliver healthier, more sustainable landscapes for people and nature.
Services
Our services help organisations unlock the environmental, operational and commercial value of open spaces, parks, leisure facilities, sports pitches and cemetery assets.
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Carbon baselining, soil organic carbon assessment, improvement planning and monitoring approaches that help turn green assets into measurable climate assets.
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Technical assessment and practical solutions for soil health, drainage, water movement, flooding risk and long-term site performance.
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Carbon baselining, soil organic carbon assessment, improvement planning and monitoring approaches that help turn green assets into measurable climate assets.
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Developing integrated green waste and compost management strategies that maximise the value of existing resources, transforming green waste from a disposal cost into a valuable asset.
Let’s chat.
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