This park is located on Withersfield Road, opposite Sainsbury's Supermarket, in Haverhill. West Town Park, 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. St Edmundsbury Borough Council's park rangers assist with promotion and some conservation management. The circular walk around the site, along the raised banks, takes about 30 to 40 minutes.

There is no public access around the fishing lakes, which are leased by Haverhill Angling Club.

It has been designated a County Wildlife Site by the Suffolk Wildlife Trust due to its important local communities of grassland birds, butterflies and flowering plants. Notable species include:

• a large colony of pyramidal orchids, with bee and common spotted orchid also occurring;
• sulphur clover;
• grass vetchling;
• common broomrape;
• grassland butterflies - ringlet, meadow brown, small heath, common blue;
• three species of skipper; and
• breeding birds include skylark, meadow pipit and reed bunting.

Dog owners are reminded that they must by law clean up after their pets, making use of the dog bins provided.