True "terra alta" of the north of the country, the Hondsrug is a remarkable geological phenomenon from the Ice Age bearing witness to geo-historical heritage, human history and different landscapes: a territorial ecosystem to be amplified for climate improvement.
On one side historical maps illustrating a high density of trees near homes and along the roads, on the other one the observation of urban, peri-urban and territorial forests around Groningen, brought us to envision the “Hondsrug wood”.

Replanting Hondsrug in the interests of climate resilience is an open intention to imagine a new urban landscape regenerated by trees.

Groningen bears the name of “Green”: this is exactly the image we wish to amplify on the Hereweg road. The “Woud Park” project begins with the strengthen of this linear landmark infrastructure. Like a large forest alignment, the plantation "Green ridge” proposes a vegetal densification to form a linear corridor with a fertile brown layer below. In our vision of a territorial climate trajectory for 2100, the park can gradually become a forested agrosystem.

“Forest Stripes” define the sloping territory of the Hondsrug. Here, new paths are envisioned and multifunctional clearings open up to new ecological and economic practices. The project of covering the southern ring-road of Groningen is an ideal incentive to combine agriculture and forestry: a "bocage-permaculture" program could unite residents around the agroforestry of the future.
In the urban areas, the “Woud Park” is intensified with the creation of “Biodiversity Nodes” evocative of natural forests, in order to create new green lungs for the Hondsrug. In particular, for the Haren square we propose a “Crown canopy”, which offers a reinterpreted species richness reminiscent of the original Hondsrug forest.