A year in the life of Barclay Park Presented by Pam Hallesy Parks Manager

Heritage Lottery Project 2016/7 Awarded £84,300 Friends’ Donation £ 2,163 Broxbourne Borough Council £ 9,000 Total Budget £ 95,463

Element 1 – The Lake Before Existing log roll removed Breaches of bank repaired New bank created around island New bank created on southern bank Before

Removing the fish stock Removing the log roll

Installing faggots and hazel bundles, pre planted coir rolls

Coir rolls being lifted in place and finished with a wire cage to protect from grazing waterfowl.

1 month after

Vandalised 26 January 2017

Community clean up day 48 people turned out to repair the damage

Recovering April 2017

Element 2 – Path Widening July 2016

Element 3 – Pulham Bridges Restoration Small bridge after Small bridge before

Main Bridge Before After

Element 4 – Pond dipping platforms Installed by The Wednesday Volunteers May 2017

The first users

Element 5 – Pond dipping training September 2016

First Pond Dipping Activity 13 May 2017

Element 6 – Website training Sept-Dec 2016 www.friendsofbarclaypark.org.uk Went live April 2017

Creating a WW1 Commemorative Meadow The Annual section

Barclay Park Volunteers 5 November 2016

Creating the perennial section

WW1 Commemorative Benches First donated by Broxbourne Borough Council Second donated by the Friends of Barclay Park

Maintenance required to remove Dock Barclay Park Volunteers 3 June 2017 From this To this in two hours!

Multi-use games area Installed May 2017

80 Anniversary Event Weekend. 13-14 May 2017 The previous Mayor of Broxbourne Councillor Martin Greensmyth opened the event with a speech and planting of a small leaved lime tree (Tilia Cordata)

Netted Stinkhorn Fungus Phallus impudicus var togatus Only 38 on database Only 1 recorded in Whippendell Woods, Hertfordshire was in 1966 Credited as being discovered by mycologist Michael Valentine. First seen at Moor Piece woodland near Bashall. Our specimen was discovered by Maurice Pledger. Confirmed identification by Dr A Martyn Ainsworth mycologist at Kew Garden, who has requested our specimen is dried and sent to them. Maurice has sent specimen to them.

Thank you to… The Committee The Friends of Barclay Park Barclay Park Volunteers The Borough of Broxbourne The Wednesday Volunteers High Leigh Conference Centre Heritage Lottery Fund Maurice Pledger