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Tuesday, 16 September 2014 14:32

Update on Cattle Grazing in Sunbury Park

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Update on Cattle Grazing in Sunbury ParkAn update was received at the recent meeting of The Friends of Sunbury Park regarding the pilot project of cattle grazing in the Park as part of the grassland and biodiversity management programme. As those who have been through the Park will have seen, the fencing and gateways have been installed in preparation for the proposed implementation in the autumn.

However, there have been two complications:

- The kissing gates that were originally fitted did not allow for use by mobility scooters, and it turned out that the suppliers had sent gates of the wrong specification, so replacements are being awaited..

- Having got all the way to this stage, it now appears from a meeting that Spelthorne officers and FoSP Chairman Gerry Ceaser attended with the Surrey Wildlife Trust - who originally proposed the programme - that SWT have expressed concern about the fact that dogs run freely in the Park, despite that fact that this is coming from same people who surveyed the Park in the first place and made the original recommendation. 

As a result, Spelthorne are having discussions with an alternative grazier to explore other options. Whatever the case, it is more or less certain that there will be no cattle in the Park until next Spring. It remains to be seen whether there is sufficient time or budget for the grass in the park to be mown during the autumn to avoid the rank grasses compacting down, which is what the grazing was intended to deal with.

7 comments

  • Comment Link Johnny Smith Thursday, 02 October 2014 11:14 posted by Johnny Smith

    On Petersham Meadow they have a wire fence & wooden posts encircling the field that separates the Belted Galloways in the middle of the field from the dog walkers on the periphery. They could create a dog walking zone around the perimeter from Green St, along the northern boundary wall(where the houses access the park) to The Avenue car park. This leaves a central zone & the walled garden dog free.
    In its current state & use it feels like a council rec & not the pastural jewel in Lower Sunbury's crown. It is & never was intended as a vestibule for untethered dogs.

  • Comment Link Kate Monday, 29 September 2014 10:18 posted by Kate

    Hooray! My dogs' favourite park saved for a few more months at least. A curse on the cows!

  • Comment Link Oscar Saturday, 20 September 2014 08:07 posted by Oscar

    There will be heads on spikes if they dare even think of any more development in Sunbury.

  • Comment Link stuart p Friday, 19 September 2014 08:55 posted by stuart p

    Carol, we could set up areas for dogs, drug takers, drinkers, and kids while we're about it !!!



    Still why worry it will be released to next developer that wants for housing it by the BC

    Also I note they haven't removed the NON DDA compliant gate onto the raised area into the walled garden,

  • Comment Link Carol Thursday, 18 September 2014 08:42 posted by Carol

    A good case for cordoning off the dogs, methinks!

  • Comment Link Stuart p Wednesday, 17 September 2014 15:38 posted by Stuart p

    Would be possible for a breakdown of the cost s of this project to be published ? And yet again highlights spelthorne's and others total lack of respect for the council tax payers.

  • Comment Link Oscar Tuesday, 16 September 2014 18:10 posted by Oscar

    The words "party", "brewery" and "can't" come to mind.

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