Milton Keynes will gain 667 acres of new parkland
Milton Keynes is set to have 667 acres of new parkland over the next ten years. Over 20% of Milton Keynes’ planned expansion will be dedicated as green space and will include 33 children’s play areas, 27 hectares of playing fields and many informal areas of woodlands, meadows and ponds.
As part of the planned expansion this green space and the funds to take care of it will be handed over to The Parks Trust to manage in perpetuity.
The Parks Trust is a self-financing charity dedicated to taking care of Milton Keynes’ major parks and green spaces and already manages 4,500 acres of land including: Campbell Park; Linford Wood; Ouzel Valley and Willen Lake.
The new parks and green spaces will be laid out in four main areas – the western and eastern expansion areas, Santonbury Park Farm and Newton Leys. Other developments, such as that underway at Tattenhoe Park, will also add to the amount of green space handed to the Trust.
The Parks Trust is working with a wide range of bodies and stakeholders, including Milton Keynes Partnership, Milton Keynes Council and developers to ensure the new parks are delivered in line with the Trust’s vision of ‘inspirational parks that are valued by local people’ and created to the same high standards of its existing parkland.
Commenting on the new parks David Foster, Chief Executive of The Parks Trust, said: “We’re incredibly proud of our parks, lakes and woodlands and excited about gaining more green space. Whatever your view about the city’s development, we’re convinced that providing our landscape advice and expertise to the developers at this stage will ensure that we’ll have great parks to be enjoyed by all in the future."
Anyone who would like further information about the Trust’s new parks and activities should visit the website.
