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BCP Projects · Parks & Green spaces

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Plan for Play

Play space improvements across BCP
Updated indicative schedule 08 April

The harbour end of the sluice channel © A D Coastalmedia

Poole Bus Station

Public realm improvements underway
Added 13 January

Trees Outside Woodland planting project

Funding secured to plant trees & hedges
Added 02 January

Community Street Tree project

1st phase funding secured for 30+ street trees
Added 26 November 2025

Ashley Cross Green

A gentle refresh for a much-loved open space
Added 22 November 2025

Woodland Walk Nature Reserve, Boscombe

A significant programme of regeneration
Last updated December 2025

Connecting Christchurch

The Quomps to Barrack Road Recreation Ground – an accessible health & wellbeing trail
Last updated April 2026

Heathland Mitigation

Creating alternative natural greenspaces to help protect our precious heathlands
Added August 2025

Littledown Greenway

An opportunity to create a green corridor for nature & for people
Added July 2025

Future Parks

Rethinking the future of parks and green spaces across BCP
Updated 27 August 2025

Park & Project News

The future of Swanmore Gardens and Pavilion

9 April 2026

An expression of interest process was carried out in 2025 to identify alternative uses for the Pavilion at Swanmore Gardens. Whilst we did receive many responses, regrettably none of the proposals proved viable ...

Major Treasure Island play area upgrade to get underway in April

26 March 2026

Prepare to have your timbers well and truly shivered at the new, improved Treasure Island play space, a.k.a Pirate Park, Canford Cliffs. Refurbishment works due to start in April ...