Hilltop park

The western part of the site will consist of a large hilltop park. This will slope down towards Cock Lane, offering attractive views to the west and south. The park will be multi-functional, offering numerous opportunities for play, recreation, wildlife and edible planting, including a community orchard. New housing on the park’s northern edge together with the new access road, will benefit from this attractive setting. It will also provide informal surveillance, enhancing safety.

Recreation

The closest play area is 920m away at Ashley Drive, Tylers Green and the provision of two new play areas at Ashwells will benefit both the existing community and new children to the area. At Chalkpit Park, a toddler’s play area will provide a safe area for children to play close to home, together with some timber equipment for older children within the pit itself.

The main play area will be a ‘Neighbourhood Equipped Area for Play’, as required by Wycombe Council’s ‘Reserve Sites Infrastructure Delivery Plan’. This is a large play area with play equipment for all ages, including a small grass kickabout area for teenagers.

For adults and older children, the park will also provide a trim trail, with various exercise stations adjacent to the footpath route.

Cock Lane Pedestrian RoutePedestrian access along Cock Lane via

the public open space

Community orchardOrchard with wildflower meadow at

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Connection to adjacent public right of way

Grass kickabout area for teenagers

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Chalkpit parkA key feature of the western edge of the development would be a natural park centred on the existing chalkpit. This space could accommodate a natural play area with a toddler’s play area immediately to the west

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Nature Conservation

The new park will retain existing hedgerows and trees along its northern, eastern and southern boundaries and provide a new native hedgerow along its Cock Lane boundary. New native trees will also be planted throughout the park. Extensive areas of wildflower meadow will be planted adjacent to the footpaths and within the community meadow.

Food Growing

The park will accommodate a community orchard, offering opportunities for the local residents to manage, maintain and eat their own fruit. This can include a variety of apples, pears, plums and cherries, including local or rare varieties. In addition, the native hedgerows will include edible berries such as sloes.

Land at Ashwells, High Wycombe Public Consultation

A new hilltop park

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