Dear Friends: Covid has lingered but many thousands have achieved some real joy in our wonderful park – which was even free from destructive mega events in 2020! Our park has experienced a lot of visitor pressure over the past few months, especially as we moved out of the dire…

Parks have confirmed that the car parks, toilets and playgrounds will remain open during this lockdown. [Tennis courts and outdoor gyms in other parks will close].   You are allowed to exercise once a day within a reasonable distance of your home and you are allowed to meet one person…

The Friends of Trent Country Park thank you for the opportunity to respond to the Blue and Green Strategy Consultation.  We have completed the survey referring you to this more detailed document.  This submission represents the views of the Friends and our supporters, some of whom may also submit individually.…

The Parks Department have advised us that the car parks, toilets, playgrounds and cafe will remain open during this lockdown.  The toilets will be open from park opening until an hour before closing. Please keep dogs on leads in busy areas. The Wildlife Centre unfortunately will be closed but please…

Dear Friends It’s time for an update to our many friends and supporters.  Chairman’s Report  Covid did not entirely wreck our summer -Trent Country Park proved a relief and joy for many    The number of visitors strolling or exercising in the park following lockdown has been very encouraging, all made easier by…

Chairman’s Report   [Peter Gibbs] If there is an upside to the coronavirus it has been to give our park a very welcome respite from damaging commercial events this year. As a result, all our meadows are green and undamaged – open for visitors in their thousands to enjoy any day. We…

An update from the Parks Department. Litter Patrol – More staff have been trained on the use of the all-terrain vehicles (ATV’s) which will support litter clearance throughout the estate. The training had to be Covid-19 safe, so that alone was a challenge. There are now two ATV’s allocated to…

Dear Friends Somehow “unprecedented” doesn’t quite cover the present dilemma for us all. We had been hoping to see many of you at our public meeting on April 29 but that was, of course, cancelled and we are replacing it with this newsletter.   We hope to have our usual public meeting…

We hope you are all managing to stay well during these difficult times. As you probably know, the park is open for our daily exercise sessions but the car parks, cafes and playgrounds are closed and strict social distancing rules are in place. This has reduced the Wildlife Centre’s income…

Once again, we are facing closure of a substantial part of the Park for much of July and August, the peak holiday season. The park remains nominally open to visitors but the resemblance to a building site is unlikely to appeal to those seeking calming open air pleasures. The third…