Work is now progressing well on the £1.5m revamp of Oxford's Bonn Square - after a tricky start to the project when a protester occupied a tree.
At the end of January, Gabriel Chamberlain carried out a 12-day protest to save a sycamore tree in the square opposite the entrance to the Westgate shopping centre.
Once his protest finished, contractors erected fences around the square, and work on the major revamp started in earnest.
City council spokesman Shey Cobley said: "Work is progressing well and is due to finish in late summer.
"The indication is that work will finish in August but we do not have a precise date.
"Then the barriers will be taken down and members of the public will be able to see the changes and start enjoying using the square once again."
Shortly after contractors English Landscapes started work on the site, skeletons dating back to the 12th century were found in the square, formerly the site of the St Peter-le-Bailey Church, knocked down in the mid-18th century.
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