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Parks & Green Spaces

Worcester City Council currently manages around 47 equipped, unsupervised play areas throughout the city. Below is a brief outline of the work that we do in this area.

Map of play site locations in Worcester

Location Postcode What3words
Aldersey Close WR5 3RY 

///mirror.decent.indoor
Batsford Road WR5 3RW

///usage.memory.planet
Battenhall Park Play Area & Pump Track WR5 2DE

///proud.congratulations.they
Bishop's Avenue WR3 8XG

///deck.funds.levels
Bodiam Close WR4 0EX

///frogs.tilt.called
Brecon Avenue MUGA WR4 ORJ

///milky.fever.worker
Brickfields Park (KGV) Play Area, MUGA WR4 9TL

///riots.wages.bags
Caister Avenue WR4 0DQ

///advice.skip.foal
Cornmeadow Lane WR3 7PL

///case.rewarding.island
Cotswold Way 'Play on the Way' WR4 9YJ

///jolly.studio.animal
Cripplegate Park  WR2 5BA

///necks.lakes.hike
Cromwell Crescent WR5 2JW

///hats.backed.still
Debdale Avenue WR4 ORP

///button.mute.pine
Field Walk WR5 3AN

///riots.jars.reject
Fort Royal Park Play Area & MUGA WR5 1DA

///cases.cigar.bride
Gheluvelt Park Play Area, Splash Pad, Tennis courts WR3 7AA

///wake.then.seated
Gillam Street MUGA and Open Space WR3 8AE

///sunk.swept.estate
Grasshopper Park  WR5 3PJ

///soil.causes.mops
Great Oaty Gardens WR4 OHD

///fats.young.lower
Green Centre Community Hub WR2 5QS 

///bunk.reverses.campers
Heather Close WR5 3LX

///help.weeds.betraying
Horizon Community Hub Play Area & MUGA WR5 1DS

///fries.turkey.habit
Howard Road Play Area, MUGA & Skate Park WR2 6JS

///truly.leaves.tailwind
Lansdowne Road Play Area & MUGA WR1 1SP

///cling.vibe.hired
Lyppard Community Centre  WR4 ODZ

///soap.hedge.vocal
Medway Road WR5 1LN

///swing.unity.often
Middleton Gardens WR4 0HL

///cave.equal.donor
Oaklands WR5 1SL

///crest.print.middle

///herb.spent.bronze
Old Tolladine Road  WR4 9YT

///boom.robots.covers
Oldbury Road WR2 6AR

///summer.cubs.holds
Perdiswell Park WR3 8DX

///barn.grand.robot
Pirie Avenue WR4 ONE

///looks.during.theme
Ribble Close WR5 1SD

///dock.voting.herb
Ronkswood Community Hub - Play Area & MUGA WR5 1PJ

///slower.hotel.dwell
Sabrina Avenue WR3 7AZ

///list.swing.mount
Sheldon Park Road WR3 7YA ///beard.bucket.pops
Springfield Road WR5 3AR

///take.mouth.glare
St. Dunstans Close WR5 2AJ

///squad.spoken.rested
Tesco, St Peters Play Area & MUGA WR5 3TF

///amuse.lodge.oddly
Threshfield Drive WR4 0BJ

///parent.mini.colleague
Trefoil Close (Area 51)  WR5 3QR  ///enchanted.nuptials.lofts
Trotshill Lane East WR4 0AT

///shark.begun.tender
Turner's Close WR4 9YX

///moving.float.leap
Warndon Community Hub Play Area & MUGA WR4 9NX

///spout.filled.hops
Waverley Street WR5 3DH ///flip.belong.shorts
Weir Lane WR2 4AY

///enjoy.tubes.circle
Whitmore Road WR2 5EL

///thrusters.havens.crass

Inspection and maintenance of play areas

All play equipment is thoroughly inspected once every two weeks to make sure that it is safe for continued use.  Our play team are trained and certificated with The Register of Play Inspectors International (RPII).  Any findings are electronically recorded using PSSLive on a PDA.  In between inspections regular maintenance takes place on equipment and on the surrounding greenspace.  In addition all play areas are visited at least once a week to empty the bins and remove general litter. 

If we receive reports of broken glass, damaged equipment, etc between the scheduled visits we will arrange for the play area to be visited again, within one working day to resolve the problem.

Yearly inspection regime

Yearly inspections are undertaken by independent members of the Association of Play Industries to ensure our play areas continue to meet British and European safety standards.  This inspection establishes the overall level of safety of the equipment, foundations and surfaces including maintenance issues, vandalism problems, wear and tear, weather related issues and any installation faults.  In addition when new equipment is installed the equipment in question is subject to an independent post installation inspection. 

Play equipment repairs

Sometimes damaged play equipment can be repaired straight away. If this is not possible then the damaged item will be immobilised until it is possible for the repair.

If the repair requires the replacement of a standard item that is held in stock, a repair will be carried out within two working days.

Repairs requiring a non-standard item will take longer as parts will usually have to be ordered. In these cases we will try to complete repairs within 8 weeks, but this is dependent on the delivery time from our suppliers.

Occasionally, an item of equipment will be so badly damaged that it will cost more to repair the item than it is reasonably worth. In this case the equipment will be removed.

If you need to report an incident within a play area please visit our Report It page

The Conservation Team manages 18 wildlife sites within the City boundary. Habitats include ponds, ancient semi-natural woodland, unimproved grassland and wildflower meadows, scrub, reedbed and riverbanks.

Many of these sites are in walking distance of the city centre and easily accessible from residential areas, meaning that you have a good chance of having a nature reserve on your doorstep!

All wildlife sites managed by Worcester City Council are accessible to the public all year round. You can find out more about access, parking and features of each site on the map below.

Further information

These wildlife sites are an important part of the City's Green Network, forming biodiversity corridors throughout the urban area.

Eight of these sites have Local Nature Reserve status, and Lyppard Grange Ponds LNR is also designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest and a Special Area of Conservation. For more information about these designations, visit www.naturalengland.org.uk. 

For information about collecting fruit on Wildlife Sites for your own use, see our Fruit Picking Policy.

Map of Wildlife Sites in Worcester City

Worcester's Conservation Team

Worcester City Council's Conservation team is made up of two full time staff. The team looks after over 120 hectares (over 300 acres) of Local Nature Reserves and other Green Spaces, protecting and improving them for wildlife and people. 

This involves practical tasks such as installing gates and benches, mowing, strimming and footpath cutting, and forestry operations. In addition to this practical skill base, we carry out patrols and wildlife surveys, organise events and lead volunteer activities.

Volunteers and Events:

We run occasional walks, talks and volunteer tasks in practical conservation throughout the year. For all upcoming events refer to the Parks Events Page.

Main park sites

Cripplegate ParkFort Royal ParkGheluvelt ParkPerdiswell ParkRiverside ParkWorcester Woods Country Park

Other parks

There are a number of parks within Worcester City with a wide range of facilities being available on the premises themselves. All these places are fantastic to explore in the winter or to relax and enjoy in the summer. Various events take place throughout the year; details are available in the Park Events section of this web site. We are committed to providing an enjoyable, safe environment and one in which people can make use of all the facilities available.

Map of park locations in Worcester

 

This area of wet grassland along the boundary of Perdiswell golf course runs alongside Barbourne Brook, and is managed for its wildflowers.
 
Access: Pedestrian access from Perdiswell Golf Course, Ravenhill Golf Course and the Worcester and Birmingham Canal. 
 
Site Facilities: bridleway, public footpath, information boards, sports pitches nearby, play area nearby
 
Open: Pedestrian access 24hrs
 
Dogs: Well behaved dogs welcome, please put your dog on a lead when crossing the golf course and clear up using the bins provided. 
 
Habitat: Wildflower Grassland, Scrub, Hedges, Barbourne Brook, Wet Woodland 
 
Notable Wildlife: Kestrel, Ragged Robin, Greater Spotted Woodpecker, Sparrowhawk
 
Other features:

Site Map

pdf View a map of Perdiswell Golf Course (676 KB)

Management

  • Mowing of wildflower grassland
  • Footpath cutting
On either side of Trotshill Lane East, these two sites provide quite different habitats. On a summer afternoon, the sunny Trotshill Field with its black knapweed and tufted vetch contrasts with the cool dappled shade of Trotshill Copse.

Access: Field - pedestrian entrances from the Swallowfields play area and from the cycle path leading from Trotshill Lane East. Copse - pedestrian entrances on Trotshill Lane East, Barass Avenue, and from the Warndon Wood roundabout on Parsonage Way. 

Site Facilities:
surfaced footpaths (Copse), play areas nearby

Open: Pedestrian access 24hrs 

Dogs: Well behaved dogs welcome, please clean up after your dog using the bin provided nearby.

Habitat: Wildflower Meadow, Scrub, Recent Secondary Woodland, Hedgerows, Pond, Veteran trees, young and veteran Fruit Trees

Notable Wildlife: Black Knapweed, Tufted Vetch, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Field Rose 

Other features:  Trotshill Field is occasionally used as a Forest School by the local primary school.

Trotshill Community Orchard Project

An area of young fruit trees at Trotshill Copse are being restored as a Community Orchard. Find out more about the project.

Site Map

Trotshill Field and Trotshill Copse Site Map

Management tasks include:

  • Mowing of wildflower meadow
  • Ragwort control
  • Maintenance of furniture
  • Footpath cutting
  • Pond clearance
  • Thinning of young woodland
  • Pruning and maintenance of Orchard trees

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