Manchester Blossom Map

Client: National Trust Manchester

National Trust’s Innovation & Partnership Team worked with Bek to create the Bloomtown Map, a map of the best places to find blossom in Manchester. 

Bek was excellent to work with, she understood the brief and National Trust branding, responded positively, swiftly and accurately to feedback and got everything to us in good time. 

Bek’s illustrations are playful and clear, she has produced the most beautiful map and really captured Manchester in the Spring.  It was exactly what we wanted, something gorgeous that people can navigate with and would put on the wall after they used it.

Elin Rossiter
Senior Project Co-ordinator, Innovation & Partnership Team, National Trust

National Trust Manchester commissioned me to design a Manchester Blossom map. The map has a dual purpose: to showcase spring blossom in central Manchester and promote National Trust tree planting.

The Manchester blossom map shows numbered ‘blossom hotspots’ in and around the city centre. It also highlights well known cultural landmarks. The flip-side compliments the design and colours of the map, while giving information about each hotspot.

Manchester #blossomwatch map
back of blossom map
bloomtown map

The commission was part of a larger campaign by the National Trust including blossom information signage boards around Manchester to tie in with local history.

This was an amazing project to be part of and was also a lovely trip down memory lane for me.

Other commissions for the National Trust include Beatrix Potters Hawkshead Map, Waddesdon Manor Visitor map and NT Bathampton visitor maps.