Help name the new country park at Welbeck
Wednesday, July 10, 2024
Wakefield residents are being asked to help name a new country park at Welbeck. They are being asked to suggest a name that reflects the heritage of the area.
Residents can suggest a name online at https://eu.surveymonkey.com/r/NameOurNewCountryPark-Welbeck. The survey is open until midnight on Sunday 21 July.
“We’re really excited to be planning a new country park at Welbeck. This is a great opportunity for people to get involved and to suggest names that are rooted in the local heritage or is part of the local legacy. And what a claim to fame to have named a country park, so keep those ideas coming in.”
"Over time the new country park will open up 200 hectares of derelict land for the public to enjoy at the former Welbeck landfill site near Normanton and Kirkthorpe. The site was a quarry until 1998, when it became a landfill site.
Cllr Jack Hemingway
Wakefield Council’s Cabinet member for Climate Change and Environment
Over time the new country park will open up 200 hectares of derelict land for the public to enjoy at the former Welbeck landfill site near Normanton and Kirkthorpe. The site was a quarry until 1998, when it became a landfill site.
Restoration works have been taking place. Some land is already back in the hands of the Council. Part of the site forms the Southern Washlands Nature Reserve, a Local Wildlife Site. The park will grow over a number of years as the company restore and release new sections.
A survey in autumn 2023 asked residents what they would like to see from the site. Popular responses included natural woodlands and grasslands, walking trails and attractive landscapes and views.
The park will help the Council reach its net zero goals with wildlife habitats, tree planting areas and walking and cycling routes.
The naming survey follows similar successful events to name new woods in 2022: Hope Woods in Snapethorpe and Maypole Woods in Gawthorpe.