Improving biodiversity in Arbury Town Park

Open for comments from Friday 1 to Monday 25 March 2024.

Environmental Improvement Programme (EIP) funding has been approved for the purpose of improving biodiversity in Arbury Town Park.

Arbury Town Park is one of a number of recreation grounds we manage around the city. It is an established recreational green space for sport, socialising, events and nature in King's Hedges ward.

The park is the green space adjacent to Campkin Road and Arbury Road, behind Arbury Community Centre.

Proposals for the project are to improve biodiversity through a number of measures including:

• wildflower/grass meadow planting on newly developed bug bunds on the edges of the green space
• additional hedgerow planting along the Arbury Road boundary
• wildflower and bulb planting under the trees of the green space
• tree planting to increase canopy cover and increase biodiversity
• deadwood logs to encourage further wildlife
• bee banks to encourage miner bees and other similar species
• proposals will not impinge upon the Arbury Carnival

Please see the draft plan below.

For more information about EIP, please visit Environmental Improvement Programme.

Have your say

We want to learn whether you support the biodiversity proposals for Arbury Town Park.

Select the 'Take the survey' button on this page to leave your feedback.

If you have any questions about the proposals or consultation, please contact us at projectdevelopment@cambridge.gov.uk.

Next steps

We will collate the findings from the survey and make appropriate amendments to the draft design plan to enable competitive tender for the works.

The works will likely commence later in 2024.