This garden is a special place, it is of scientific and historical interest harking back to the early stages of the development of the University and a golden time of scientific discovery and inquiry. It is a social space for the students and a place that features strongly in the memory of the alumni as a secret, calm space and a place of barbeques and celebrations. In 2017, GLAS landscape Architects prepared a ten-year masterplan for the System Garden for the restoration of the garden. The key aim of this masterplan was to increase the teaching and learning function of the garden and enhance it as a social space. Fundamental to the improvements

were the restoration of components of the historic circular arrangement and the subdivision of the different garden beds to allow the display of the individual sub-classes. 

The construction of the moat is a key component of the third stage of the masterplan. The design of the moat is related to the original layout and dimensions as far as possible.