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Plymouth City Council News Releases, 10 April, 2008 People living in the north of the city may one day be able to enjoy the great outdoors on their doorstep in a new community park.
Plymouth City Council is drawing up exciting new proposals for a community park in Derriford in the north of Plymouth.
The aim is to link the three valleys of Bircham and Forder South and Forder West to create a 146-acre countryside park within the city boundaries.
Among the ideas being looked at is a treetop trail of paths and walkways across the valleys to enable people to get to them and walk through them more easily.
Another key element is creating an environmental education centre within the park that could include a working farm, rare breeds, farm shop, café or restaurant, an exhibition gallery, and educational facilities.
Other ideas include community allotments and orchards as well as enabling other recreational activities to take place. View listings for Parks and Nature Reserves in Stairway to Devon Directory View listings for Educational Facilities in Stairway to Devon Directory Add your own listing to Stairway to Devon Directory
The ideas have been put forward in a study carried out by the Council in partnership with LDA Design, funded by three landowners in the area, which calls for the whole park to become a nature reserve. The study also suggests a social enterprise organisation be established to manage the community park, following the development of a business plan, which will be drawn up in the next few months. Cabinet Member for Planning, Regeneration and Economic Growth, Councillor Ted Fry said: "There are some really exciting ideas here - all designed to enable people to make the most of what they have on their doorsteps. People often overlook the fact that pastures, fields, as well as woodland are as much of the landscape in this area of Plymouth as the houses and roads. It is very early days yet and we look forward to hearing what people think about some of the ideas in the next few months." A working group will be set up shortly to explore development and delivery options for the community park and a number of consultation events will be arranged for people to give their views and comments on these ideas. The North Plymouth Community Park Feasibility Study will be fed into the emerging Derriford and Seaton Area Action Plan. Copies of the study are available on Plymouth City Council's website. View listings for Parks and Nature Reserves in Stairway to Devon Directory View listings for Educational Facilities in Stairway to Devon Directory Add your own listing to Stairway to Devon Directory Read more Plymouth News on Plymouth City Council's website. |
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