Merton Meadows Village is a pioneering nature-led regeneration of flood-prone brownfield land along the Widemarsh Brook corridor, between Hereford’s historic centre and the railway station. The 17 ha masterplan sets out 379 new homes across three neighbourhoods (The Wetlands, The Village and The Wharf), alongside a mobility hub, improved football facilities and green links back into the city.

At its heart is the attenuation park. This 2.7 ha flood alleviation landscape across Plots 1A, 4 and 5 turns the brook’s floodplain into a sequence of wetlands, reed beds, boardwalks and meadows. The park slows, stores and cleans surface water from the upstream catchment. It protects homes while creating a new public landscape and biodiversity corridor that unlocks the residential plots around it.

MOOWD led the landscape architecture with Buttress and a multidisciplinary team, from the masterplan vision through detailed planning and technical design. Plot 1A of the attenuation park was delivered in September 2026, with the remainder of the park to follow in 2027–2028.