How does the landscape design enhance ecological value?
The park increases ecological value and allows for sustainable management. Lawns and space for sports and other activities are located in the largest areas, with the formal crescent avenue to one side and more natural tree groups and woodland planting to the other. The plant and tree species create a naturalised and biodiverse landscape, providing a beautiful setting for local people and the native ecology, including a population of slow worms. A sustainable urban drainage strategy is integrated into the landscape with swales located around the crescent boundary and a wildlife pond at the lowest point, which can provide water attenuation in times of high rainfall.
