The Park, Kilnwick - A thriving public space for all the community to meet, play, exercise and celebrate; combining facilities for the community, education needs, encouraging wildlife and offering volunteering opportunities to all.
How to find us:
​​The Park can be seen on the map below to the West of Kilnwick Village.
The yellow lines are the public footpath - which are the way to access The Park on foot.
We suggest that you find the park by leaving on the public footpath that leaves Kilnwick village at the bend in the road where Church Lane and Main Street meet. The entry point to the footpath is a pair of black wrought iron gates which lead into the garden of Glebe House. If you follow the gravel path straight ahead it leads to a metal gate into a copse. Go straight through the copse and you will find yourself at The Park.

We will be enhancing our bicycle storage at The Park to encourage visitors to only attend on foot or by bicycle. We cannot accept visitors arriving by car as explained above.

We are very pleased that The Park is an asset to the local community but do not wish to inconvenience our neighbours.

Whether playing on swings, wandering through the woods or relaxing on a park bench - The Park, Kilnwick will cater for everyone
Our Vision of The Park
The Park totals 6.5 acres and the layout now includes:
  • a central 3 acre mown grassed area for ball games
  • community orchard
  • exciting play area - including wooden play equipment ( swings, climbing frames, see-saw etc) as well as natural play elements (grassed mounds, tunnel, sandpit etc)
  • over an acre of new native woodland and new hedgerows
  • wildlife area - including wildflower and wetland habitat, alongside bird, mammal and insect habitat creation
  • variety of seating including picnic benches
  • accessible layout in a flat landscape and inclusive play features to permit disabled access​
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Our plans for the next year include creation of:
  • further enhancing our play area with log balance beam, hedge tunnels and installation of our slide onto one of the grass mounds
  • further tree and hedge planting, creation of an outdoor classroom and further educational resources including nature trail and wildlife information boards

The Park has become a green recreational space for all ages, a haven for wildlife, an educational resource
and a base for community celebrations.

Approx 70 volunteers joined us to plant our first 420 Woodland Trees in November 2016
A further 420 Woodland Trees, 50 Fruit trees and 62 Specimen Native trees were planted in March 2017 by around 60 volunteers!
The Park will enhance the health and wellbeing of all ages of the community through exercise, play and recreation.

The wildlife habitat creation will provide an outdoor learning space and an opportunity for local young people to develop their confidence, skills and abilities through volunteering.  

The Park will act as a focal hub for the community and be a base for celebration and fundraising events.

Aims of The Park

The aim of the charity is to create, maintain, develop and promote the use of this land for community and environmental benefits.  With local support and participation we aim to create a thriving public space for all of the community to meet, play and exercise, together with wildlife habitat creation and educational resources.
To provide local communities with a recreational space where they can safely exercise, socialise and play.
To enhance biodiversity through native woodland and habitat creation.  Wildlife educational resources for families, schools and playgroups will be created and utilised.
To encourage local people to make a positive change in their lives by developing confidence, skills and abilities through volunteering. ​
To revitalise communities by creating an inclusive focal hub for local community clubs and groups to utilise and for community celebration events.
Rules of The Park, Kilnwick - updated September 2017

With immense thanks to funders of The Park creation in 2016 and 2017:

Find us online

Kilnwick, East Yorkshire
TheParkKilnwick@gmail.com
www.facebook.co.uk/theparkkilnwick