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Abbey Gardens - These stunning public gardens surround the ruins of the Abbey and have a prize-winning record. Bedding displays between May and September set the tone for the annual Bury in Bloom campaign. The gardens include a host of ducks, a children's play area, tennis courts, a bowling green, a teashop and a riverside walk leading towards a local nature reserve. |
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Cemetery services - The Parks department are responsible for management of the borough's Bury St Edmunds and Haverhill cemeteries.
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Conservation in the Community - Conservation projects are also encouraged and community-led schemes enhance the more natural areas of Bury St Edmunds. These include Woodland Ways, Springfield reserve, the Greene King water meadows and Saxon Gate nature reserve. All these sites, with walkways for people to enjoy, provide havens for wildlife and flowers.
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East Town Park - Located in Haverhill, East Town Park consists of 38 acres of meadows and tree belts. With a play area, maze, easy access trail and picnic area among other things, there is lots for all the family to do. |
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Events and activities - The parks and open spaces of St Edmundsbury offer a wide range of opportunities to have fun, keep fit and learn something new. Download the Park events leaflet for April - June 2012 (PDF 306Kb).
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Hardwick Heath - Hardwick Heath is about fifty-five acres of open parkland and is a popular venue for events like St Nicholas’ Hospice’s annual fete and the visiting circus. Facilities include a play area, trim trail and football pitches. |
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Haverhill Recreation Ground - Also known as Haverhill Town Park, this recreation ground is located on Camps Road in Haverhill. The park is surrounded by an avenue of lime trees and other features include a bandstand, children's play area and toilets. |
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Hidden Gardens of Bury- Every June residents open up their private gardens of our delightful town streets to the public to raise money for a local charity. |
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Ickworth Park and Gardens - This National Trust property is located in Horringer, on the edge of Bury St Edmunds. It boasts a number of formal gardens and carefully designed parkland, including a sensory garden and deer park. |
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In Bloom - Bury St Edmunds won the Silver for the Best Large Town/Small City in 2010 for the RHSAnglia in Bloom competition. The Bury in Bloom campaign is responsible for Bury St Edmunds's status as one of the country's foremost floral towns. Haverhill in Bloom has been seeking to provide residents, retail areas, industrial estates and schools with opportunities to create a pleasing environment in which to live and work. |
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Nowton Park - Visitors in the spring are dazzled by the spectacular avenue of daffodils. In addition to the play area, picnic area, totem pole, arboretum and sports pitches, a number of park ranger events take place during the year. |
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Tree management - the Parks department are responsible for the maintenance of the borough owned trees.
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West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village and Country Park - There is plenty to see and do at West Stow Country Park, which consists of 125 acres of unspoilt countryside. It has a river, lake, heathland and woodland, nature trails and walks, bird hides and feeding area, visitor centres, cafe and shop. |
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West Town Park, Haverhill - also known locally as Meldham Washlands, the Floodpark, or just ‘The Res', consists of about 70 acres of damp grassland, owned by and managed by the Environment Agency. |
