Ockwells Park

Ockwells Park is a park, part of which is a local nature reserve, in Cox Green, Berkshire, England.[1] The nature reserve is owned by the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead.[2]

Geography and site

The park is 130 acres (53 ha) in size.[3] The nature reserve within the park is 9.3 hectares (23 acres).[1] The park features sports pitches, a cafe and the nature reserve, which includes woodland, meadow, copses and a stream.[2][4]

History

The park was originally part of the estate belonging to Ockwells Manor Estate.[5] The Park was opened to the public during the 1980s.[5] In 1999 part of the site was declared as a local nature reserve by the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead.[2]

In December 2012 and completed in February 2013, 1000 trees were planted to form an area called Jubilee Wood, when the council decided to participate in the Woodland Trust's Jubilee Wood Project.

In the summer of 2016, the local council purchased land from the adjacent Thrift Wood Farm to extend the park by 86 acres (35 ha) to add to the original 44 acres (18 ha).[3][6] The site was open to the public in April 2017 after having been cleared of equipment from the previous owners and a bridge to the existing park site being built.[7]

Flora

The site has the following flora:[5]

Trees

Plants

References
  1. "Magic Map Application". Magic.defra.gov.uk. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
  2. "Ockwells Park". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  3. "Public Document Pack" (PDF). The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
  4. The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (2015-03-09). "Ockwells Park | Local Nature Reserves | The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead". .rbwm.gov.uk. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
  5. The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (2012-12-02). "Ockwells Park | Maidenhead Parks and Open Spaces | The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead". .rbwm.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 2016-04-20. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
  6. Elizabeth Henry (2016-08-01). "Maidenhead council buys farm site for new parkland | Horticulture Week". Hortweek.com. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
  7. Francis Batt (2017-04-13). "Visit the new enlarged Ockwells Park this weekend (From Royal Borough Observer)". Windsorobserver.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-05-07.

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