2019
TL3608 : The Restoration of Barclay Park Information Board
taken 5 years ago, near to Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, England
The Restoration of Barclay Park Information Board
This photo shows the information board at the south end of the lake in Barclay Park. It has the following wording:
THE RESTORATION OF BARCLAY PARK
Left column
Photos of
i) Volunteers clearing lake
ii) Illustration of coir roll
Middle column
In April 2011 the Friends of Barclay Park was formed and through its
endeavours received a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund. This enabled much
needed restoration work to be carried out on the lake and surrounding areas
such as:
New banks created from pre-planted coir rolls and hazel faggots
New reed beds
Lake de-silting and cleansing
Planting of water lilies
Installation of drainage under paths
Signage and interpretation panels
Creation of wet meadow
Right column
The wet meadow was created to turn an unusable area in the park into a new
wildlife habitat. The area contains four natural springs which historically
caused persistent ground water problems. This natural ecology has now been
utilised and the area has been slightly excavated. Drainage has been installed
at either end to collect and direct the excess water into the meadow, which
has been sown with a grass, herb and marsh flower seed mix and will be further
enhanced by the addition of donated swamp cypress and river birch trees.
Since September 2011 the Barclay Park Volunteers have met monthly to carry out
practical tasks in the park. They have taken on a number of projects which
include pruning, planting, painting park furniture, litter picking and path
cleansing.
Photos of i) Purple loosestrife
ii) Ragged robin
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