All about our East Herts Parks!
24th May 2024
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Welcome to Network. This week, we are highlighting the parks and open spaces in East Herts, as well as the people and groups helping to maintain and enhance them. Our district is lucky to boast many beautiful parks, brimming with vivid histories, native plants and trees, and a range of exciting wildlife, and we are delighted to share them with you.
A video introduction from Sarah Hopewell, Executive Member for Wellbeing
** Parks In East Herts
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Parks provide us with places to enjoy the open air, to keep fit and to play - they offer a brief escape from the hustle and bustle of normal life. We are incredibly proud of the parks in our district.
We have invested in and managed our parks and open spaces to ensure they remain enjoyable and are able to meet the wide needs of the communities that they are at the heart of.
To find out more about our parks, and to find a park near you, please click the button below.
Learn More: Parks In East Herts
Find Out More: Section 106 Agreements & Funding
** Cattle In Our Parks
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The Council currently grazes cattle at three of its parks: Hartham Common in Hertford, Pishiobury Park in Sawbridgeworth, and Red, White and Blue to the north of Grange Paddocks in Bishop’s Stortford.
Familiar to residents of East Herts from previous stays in our parks, traditional English Longhorns and British Whites are periodically introduced to these spaces, and are to be managed by expert breeders and graziers.
These cattle will provide an extensive grazing system, keeping down invasive tall grasses, scrub and sapling trees in environmentally sensitive areas.
To find out more about the cattle in our parks, please click the button below.
Learn More: Cattle In Our Parks
** Walking Routes In East Herts
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Walking is one of the best forms of exercise - it's simple, accessible and flexible - and there are some great walks in East Herts, including woodland walks and riverside walks.
Why not get involved in one of the many Herts Health Walks near you this Summer?
For more information, or to browse walking routes in East Herts, please click the button below.
Learn More: Walking Routes In East Herts
Learn More: Memorial Benches & Plaques
** Play Areas In Our Parks
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Public play areas provide valuable opportunities for exercise and education, affording physical, social and cognitive development, whilst also encouraging independence in children.
We have over 50 play areas across our district’s parks, including the recently upgraded play area in Bishop’s Park which has been specifically designed to serve older children and teenagers, with a focus on creating a welcoming and appealing space for girls.
For more information, and to locate play areas in parks near you, please click the button below.
Learn More: Play Areas
Learn More: Reporting Overflowing Litter Bins
** Friends Groups in our parks
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If you'd like to get involved with the management of your favourite park, or want to help
with practical conservation tasks, you can join one of the local "Friends Groups".
Friends Groups are comprised of local volunteers who work to manage, enhance and promote vital public green spaces. There are currently Friends Groups doing great work in Hartham Common in Hertford, Pishiobury Park in Sawbridgeworth and Southern Country Park in Bishop’s Stortford.
To find out more about Friends Groups in our parks, please click the button below.
Learn More: Friends Groups
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Keep up to date with all our news, as it happens, across East Herts.
** New Licence Applications
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Details of any new licence applications or applications to vary existing licences allowing the sale of alcohol, the provision of entertainment or late night food can be found on the council's website.
Use this link to find out more information
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** Contact Us
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Should you need to contact East Herts Council about any service we manage please visit the contact us section of our website
which has useful links to direct you to the relevant teams.
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