{"id":1883,"date":"2016-08-10T12:57:06","date_gmt":"2016-08-10T11:57:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/?p=1883"},"modified":"2022-10-20T12:34:32","modified_gmt":"2022-10-20T11:34:32","slug":"hidden-routes-portsmouth-urban-hike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/hidden-routes-portsmouth-urban-hike\/","title":{"rendered":"Hidden routes of Portsmouth \u2013 An Urban Hike, by Alice"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='booster-block booster-read-block'>\n                <div class=\"twp-read-time\">\n                \t<i class=\"booster-icon twp-clock\"><\/i> <span>Read Time:<\/span>2 Minute, 43 Second                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div><p>During July terra firma were invited to take part in a local community initiative and guided group walk organised by Friends of the Earth. Linked into their wider agenda for promoting City walking as a healthy lifestyle choice the event was ably led by local architecture graduate Fiona Rogoff.<\/p>\n<p>Based on her university project about this historical feature, the twenty strong group (of individuals, Portsmouth historical society, local council members and professionals) set out on a Saturday morning to explore and trace the line of the canal, stopping along the way to explore ideas based on Fiona\u2019s vision of using the canal as a basis for future regeneration of derelict and underused corners.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Making connections <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Arundel Navigation Company built the canal in 1823 to connect to Chichester, Arundel and London for transporting previous metals, goods and for military needs during wartime. Today part of the route lies buried under the Fratton to Portsmouth railway line and surrounding areas of housing. The only remaining visible section is at Milton Locks where more information on the history and canal development can be found.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A new walk\u2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The proposed route extended a total of 4km starting from Portsmouth city centre and heading east to meet its final destination at Locksway Road, Milton and a view out across the harbour.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1892\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1892\" style=\"width: 780px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1892\" src=\"http:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/20160711093922724-1024x724.jpg\" alt=\"Arundel canal route, Portsmouth\" width=\"780\" height=\"551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/20160711093922724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/20160711093922724-300x212.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1892\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Reproduction of Route Map followed and Vision by kind permission of Fiona Rogoff and Friends of the Earth.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1897\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1897\" style=\"width: 780px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1897\" src=\"http:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/1-1024x382.jpg\" alt=\"Start of the route of the Arundel canal, Portsmouth\" width=\"780\" height=\"291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/1-300x112.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1897\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Starting off from the fountain on Commercial Road \/ Arundel Street Precinct \u2013 the line of the old canal represented in the pedestrian scheme. Salvaged stone and plaques providing a good historical guide.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1898\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1898\" style=\"width: 780px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1898\" src=\"http:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_3463-1024x765.jpg\" alt=\"Discussions at the Arundel canal design workshop\" width=\"780\" height=\"583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_3463.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_3463-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1898\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In depth discussions\u2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1895\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1895\" style=\"width: 780px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1895\" src=\"http:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_3470-1024x765.jpg\" alt=\"Route of te Arundel Canal, Porsmouth\" width=\"780\" height=\"583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_3470.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_3470-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1895\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Not the most pleasant section or easiest to use but a surprise to learn that the footpath is on the line of the old towpath.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1896\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1896\" style=\"width: 765px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1896\" src=\"http:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_3472-765x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Route of the Arundel canal, Portsmouth\" width=\"765\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_3472.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_3472-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1896\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nearing the end\u2026.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1888\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1888\" style=\"width: 780px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1888\" src=\"http:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_3482-1024x765.jpg\" alt=\"Milton Locks Nature Reserve\" width=\"780\" height=\"583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_3482.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_3482-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1888\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Milton Locks Nature Reserve managed by Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust. A small area of biodiversity surrounded by housing linked to the last remaining area of natural foreshore in the harbour. In stark contrast to the ongoing engineered flood alleviation works occurring further along.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The walk finished in the early afternoon with a stop at the Wildlife Trusts\u2019 nature reserve at Milton Locks. A very small but valuable area of grassland and the last remaining section of a natural foreshore. Well worth a visit.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1889\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1889\" style=\"width: 780px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1889\" src=\"http:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_3486-1024x765.jpg\" alt=\"boardwalk at Milton locks\" width=\"780\" height=\"583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_3486.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_3486-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1889\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The walk continues along the boardwalk to reach the only visible evidence left of the canal system; Milton Locks now used for small boat mooring.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1890\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1890\" style=\"width: 780px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1890\" src=\"http:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_3488-1024x765.jpg\" alt=\"Milton lock\" width=\"780\" height=\"583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_3488.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_3488-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1890\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The last remaining lock and visible remnant of the Canal system. In a dilapidated condition but worth the walk to see.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>From our point of view it will be interesting over the coming years to see how this vision is taken forward. As Friends of the Earth would probably agree, it just needs a local idea and to start with a few small steps\u2026..<\/p>\n        <div class=\"booster-block booster-reactions-block\">\n            <div class=\"twp-reactions-icons\">\n                \n                <div class=\"twp-reacts-wrap\">\n                    <a react-data=\"be-react-1\" post-id=\"1883\" class=\"be-face-icons un-reacted\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/booster-extension\/\/assets\/icon\/happy.svg\" alt=\"Happy\">\n                    <\/a>\n                    <div class=\"twp-reaction-title\">\n                        Happy                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"twp-count-percent\">\n                                                    <span style=\"display: none;\" class=\"twp-react-count\">0<\/span>\n                        \n                                                <span class=\"twp-react-percent\"><span>0<\/span> %<\/span>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"twp-reacts-wrap\">\n                    <a react-data=\"be-react-2\" post-id=\"1883\" class=\"be-face-icons un-reacted\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/booster-extension\/\/assets\/icon\/sad.svg\" alt=\"Sad\">\n                    <\/a>\n                    <div class=\"twp-reaction-title\">\n                        Sad                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"twp-count-percent\">\n                                                    <span style=\"display: none;\" class=\"twp-react-count\">0<\/span>\n                                                                        <span class=\"twp-react-percent\"><span>0<\/span> %<\/span>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"twp-reacts-wrap\">\n                    <a react-data=\"be-react-3\" post-id=\"1883\" class=\"be-face-icons un-reacted\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/booster-extension\/\/assets\/icon\/excited.svg\" alt=\"Excited\">\n                    <\/a>\n                    <div class=\"twp-reaction-title\">\n                        Excited                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"twp-count-percent\">\n                                                    <span style=\"display: none;\" class=\"twp-react-count\">0<\/span>\n                                                                        <span class=\"twp-react-percent\"><span>0<\/span> %<\/span>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"twp-reacts-wrap\">\n                    <a react-data=\"be-react-6\" post-id=\"1883\" class=\"be-face-icons un-reacted\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/booster-extension\/\/assets\/icon\/sleepy.svg\" alt=\"Sleepy\">\n                    <\/a>\n                    <div class=\"twp-reaction-title\">\n                        Sleepy                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"twp-count-percent\">\n                                                    <span style=\"display: none;\" class=\"twp-react-count\">0<\/span>\n                        \n                                                <span class=\"twp-react-percent\"><span>0<\/span> %<\/span>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"twp-reacts-wrap\">\n                    <a react-data=\"be-react-4\" post-id=\"1883\" class=\"be-face-icons un-reacted\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/booster-extension\/\/assets\/icon\/angry.svg\" alt=\"Angry\">\n                    <\/a>\n                    <div class=\"twp-reaction-title\">Angry<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"twp-count-percent\">\n                                                    <span style=\"display: none;\" class=\"twp-react-count\">0<\/span>\n                                                                        <span class=\"twp-react-percent\"><span>0<\/span> %<\/span>\n                        \n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"twp-reacts-wrap\">\n                    <a react-data=\"be-react-5\" post-id=\"1883\" class=\"be-face-icons un-reacted\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/booster-extension\/\/assets\/icon\/surprise.svg\" alt=\"Surprise\">\n                    <\/a>\n                    <div class=\"twp-reaction-title\">Surprise<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"twp-count-percent\">\n                                                    <span style=\"display: none;\" class=\"twp-react-count\">0<\/span>\n                                                                        <span class=\"twp-react-percent\"><span>0<\/span> %<\/span>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n    ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During July terra firma were invited to take part in a local community initiative and guided group walk organised by Friends of the Earth. Linked into their wider agenda for promoting City walking as a healthy lifestyle choice the event was ably led by local architecture graduate Fiona Rogoff. Based on her university project about [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[61,145,143,36,136,87],"class_list":["post-1883","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-landscape-architect","tag-human-landscape","tag-landscape-architect","tag-landscape-architects","tag-landscape-heritage","tag-terra-firma","tag-the-terra-firma-consultancy"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Hidden routes of Portsmouth \u2013 An Urban Hike, by Alice - terra firma blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/hidden-routes-portsmouth-urban-hike\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Martin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\\\/landscape-architect-blog\\\/hidden-routes-portsmouth-urban-hike\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\\\/landscape-architect-blog\\\/hidden-routes-portsmouth-urban-hike\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Martin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\\\/landscape-architect-blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/6ea62e7663d9360c9f5cc6d58cc21342\"},\"headline\":\"Hidden routes of Portsmouth \u2013 An Urban Hike, by Alice\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-08-10T11:57:06+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-10-20T11:34:32+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\\\/landscape-architect-blog\\\/hidden-routes-portsmouth-urban-hike\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":538,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\\\/landscape-architect-blog\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\\\/landscape-architect-blog\\\/hidden-routes-portsmouth-urban-hike\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\\\/landscape-architect-blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/08\\\/20160711093922724-1024x724.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Human landscape\",\"Landscape Architect\",\"Landscape Architects\",\"Landscape Heritage\",\"terra firma\",\"The Terra Firma Consultancy\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Landscape Architect\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\\\/landscape-architect-blog\\\/hidden-routes-portsmouth-urban-hike\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\\\/landscape-architect-blog\\\/hidden-routes-portsmouth-urban-hike\\\/\",\"name\":\"Hidden routes of Portsmouth \u2013 An Urban Hike, by Alice - terra firma blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\\\/landscape-architect-blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\\\/landscape-architect-blog\\\/hidden-routes-portsmouth-urban-hike\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\\\/landscape-architect-blog\\\/hidden-routes-portsmouth-urban-hike\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\\\/landscape-architect-blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/08\\\/20160711093922724-1024x724.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-08-10T11:57:06+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-10-20T11:34:32+00:00\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\\\/landscape-architect-blog\\\/hidden-routes-portsmouth-urban-hike\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\\\/landscape-architect-blog\\\/hidden-routes-portsmouth-urban-hike\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\\\/landscape-architect-blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/08\\\/20160711093922724.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\\\/landscape-architect-blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/08\\\/20160711093922724.jpg\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":724,\"caption\":\"Reproduction of Route Map followed and Vision by kind permission of Fiona Rogoff and Friends of the Earth.\"},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\\\/landscape-architect-blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\\\/landscape-architect-blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"The terra firma Blog\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\\\/landscape-architect-blog\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\\\/landscape-architect-blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\\\/landscape-architect-blog\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"The terra firma Consultancy\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\\\/landscape-architect-blog\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\\\/landscape-architect-blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\\\/landscape-architect-blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/01\\\/TerraFirma_logo_ReversedBlue.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\\\/landscape-architect-blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/01\\\/TerraFirma_logo_ReversedBlue.png\",\"width\":1106,\"height\":224,\"caption\":\"The terra firma Consultancy\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\\\/landscape-architect-blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/terrafirmaconsultancy\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/terrafirma_la\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/terrafirmaconsultancy\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/theterrafirmaconsultancy\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.pinterest.co.uk\\\/terrafirmaconsultancy\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/channel\\\/UCC12mqAbxWJCpvIc93hug8Q\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\\\/landscape-architect-blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/6ea62e7663d9360c9f5cc6d58cc21342\",\"name\":\"Martin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/4b1b901e9953360ffdf5f8c534e4c84e0cfbb4e43e753cd7cab5cbcd2d5b46f3?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/4b1b901e9953360ffdf5f8c534e4c84e0cfbb4e43e753cd7cab5cbcd2d5b46f3?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/4b1b901e9953360ffdf5f8c534e4c84e0cfbb4e43e753cd7cab5cbcd2d5b46f3?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Martin\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\\\/landscape-architect-blog\\\/author\\\/martin\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Hidden routes of Portsmouth \u2013 An Urban Hike, by Alice - terra firma blog","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/hidden-routes-portsmouth-urban-hike\/","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Martin","Estimated reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/hidden-routes-portsmouth-urban-hike\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/hidden-routes-portsmouth-urban-hike\/"},"author":{"name":"Martin","@id":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/#\/schema\/person\/6ea62e7663d9360c9f5cc6d58cc21342"},"headline":"Hidden routes of Portsmouth \u2013 An Urban Hike, by Alice","datePublished":"2016-08-10T11:57:06+00:00","dateModified":"2022-10-20T11:34:32+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/hidden-routes-portsmouth-urban-hike\/"},"wordCount":538,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/hidden-routes-portsmouth-urban-hike\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/20160711093922724-1024x724.jpg","keywords":["Human landscape","Landscape Architect","Landscape Architects","Landscape Heritage","terra firma","The Terra Firma Consultancy"],"articleSection":["Landscape Architect"],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/hidden-routes-portsmouth-urban-hike\/","url":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/hidden-routes-portsmouth-urban-hike\/","name":"Hidden routes of Portsmouth \u2013 An Urban Hike, by Alice - terra firma blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/hidden-routes-portsmouth-urban-hike\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/hidden-routes-portsmouth-urban-hike\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/20160711093922724-1024x724.jpg","datePublished":"2016-08-10T11:57:06+00:00","dateModified":"2022-10-20T11:34:32+00:00","inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/hidden-routes-portsmouth-urban-hike\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/hidden-routes-portsmouth-urban-hike\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/20160711093922724.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/20160711093922724.jpg","width":1024,"height":724,"caption":"Reproduction of Route Map followed and Vision by kind permission of Fiona Rogoff and Friends of the Earth."},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/","name":"The terra firma Blog","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/#organization","name":"The terra firma Consultancy","url":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/TerraFirma_logo_ReversedBlue.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/TerraFirma_logo_ReversedBlue.png","width":1106,"height":224,"caption":"The terra firma Consultancy"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/terrafirmaconsultancy\/","https:\/\/x.com\/terrafirma_la","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/terrafirmaconsultancy\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/theterrafirmaconsultancy","https:\/\/www.pinterest.co.uk\/terrafirmaconsultancy\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCC12mqAbxWJCpvIc93hug8Q"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/#\/schema\/person\/6ea62e7663d9360c9f5cc6d58cc21342","name":"Martin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4b1b901e9953360ffdf5f8c534e4c84e0cfbb4e43e753cd7cab5cbcd2d5b46f3?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4b1b901e9953360ffdf5f8c534e4c84e0cfbb4e43e753cd7cab5cbcd2d5b46f3?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4b1b901e9953360ffdf5f8c534e4c84e0cfbb4e43e753cd7cab5cbcd2d5b46f3?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Martin"},"url":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/author\/martin\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1883","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1883"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1883\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1901,"href":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1883\/revisions\/1901"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1883"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1883"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1883"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}