Wednesday 4 August 2010

Bus trip - Butterfield Green

Butterfield Green is a small community park in Stoke Newington.


Community orchard - award-winning planting outside the park creating attractive public space. Fruit trees grown to trail along wires to create a wall effect.

Entrance to the park

'Prairie planting' - inspired by ideas used at Potters Fields


The water feature - a rocky brook with running water



Children's bridge over the brook


Water pump and water play table



Area with playground and table tennis tables
We liked/ thought:

-Table tennis – ideal – cheap and cheerful
-Water pump – cheap, cheerful and fun
-Orchard on the road – could be on the edge of Rec on by the sides of park

-Water feature, rocks and water play table – no need for a playground!
-Table tennis

-Water feature – pump and stream – bridge – popular with children
-Naturalistic and low maintenance
-Urban orchard – road feature

-Liked the water feature which coupled as play area
-Also lots of activities like table tennis

-Water feature
-Orchard – apple trees as a boundary
-Central feature – gathering place
-Popular with children/ families
-Water feature/ playground integral with park
-Kids play in the woods area

-Excellent water feature – fun river for children to play in
-Table tennis tables







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