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Springburn Rockery |
Springburn
Park has one of Scotland’s most beautiful rockeries. The rockery was
previously the site of an old quarry and the Glasgow Corporation created the
rockery following the purchase of the land in 1892. It is one of the few
reminders that Springburn was once a mining and quarrying area.
Unfortunately the rockery was badly vandalised for some
years but it has now been fully restored and CCTV cameras and flood lighting
have been installed.
The refurbishment was the result of substantial sums being
allocated by The North Area Committee and Land Services and also with the
assistance of the Friends of Springburn Park. |
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Nature Trail |
The nature
trail in the park has recently been redeveloped with cairns and
interpretation boards which will provide visitors with a direct informal,
educational and recreational experience using the natural environment as a
tool to illustrate a conservation message. The cairn at the start of the
route gives information on the 1km trail, which is the home to a
surprisingly diverse range of wildlife. Ponds, woodlands and meadows are
all found within a relatively small area, making the north side of the park
a great place to experience Glasgow’s wildlife at first hand. The markers
posts lead the visitors to stone cairns along the route where particular
aspects of the environments will be interpreted. The trail is open 52 weeks
of the year and has been designed for casual walkers and wheel chair users
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Birch Avenue |
30 semi
mature beech trees were planted on a grass plot adjacent to the Robert Reid
statue by Land Services, with the assistance of the friends of Springburn
Park and 130 primary one pupils from Albert, Balornock, Barmulloch and St
Martha’s primary schools. Alternating on either side of the path the 30
Betula Pendula Dalecarlica (Swedish Birch) and Betula Nigra (River Birch)
were planted on the 7th March 2006. The avenue is marked with a plaque at
the south west side of the avenue.
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Peace Garden |
This charming garden is dedicated
to the late Lord Provost Bob Innes. It features beautifully laid out flower
and heather beds with memorial seats, pergolas and a "Peace Pole" donated by
Japanese atomic bomb survivors.
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Mosesfield House |
Included in Hugh Reid's gift to
Springburn in 1904 was New Mosesfield. This was built in 1838 to replace an
older house nearby. It is in a romantic Tudor style with a Victorian bow
window. The architect, David Hamilton, had his name carved over the doorway.
The first motor car ever produced
in Scotland was built at Mosesfield yard in 1895 by George Johnston. With
finance from Sir William Arrol, Arrol-Johnston motor cars were in production
for the next 30 years.
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Winter Gardens |
The Winter Gardens were built by
Glasgow Corporation as a condition for accepting a £12,000 gift from Hugh
Reid to finance the construction of the nearby Springburn Public
Halls.
Classified as an A-Listed
building, it has remained derelict for the last 20 years due to major
structural problems.
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Nature Reserve |
The North of the park has been
designated a Site of Importance for Nature Conservation. The
extensive woodland in the park attracts many birds such as robins, blue
tits, chaffinches and wrens. There are two ponds where waterfowl live and
breed and the City Council has recently created a third pond by naturalising
a redundant boating pond. Herons are regularly sighted near these ponds.
Mute swans, coots, moorhens, mallards, little grebe and tufted duck all nest
in the islands. There are also less common visitors such as American Wigeon.
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Facilities |
Synthetic football
pitch, with floodlights and changing accommodation.
Two
blaes juvenile football pitches with goals.
Three
bowling greens.
Cricket
pitch.
Orienteering
course.
Healthy
walks.
Various annual events. |
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Fun in the Park 2007 |
Saturday 21st July 2007, 12noon
till 4.30pm. This annual event just keeps getting bigger every year. Last
year an estimated 6,000 people attended.
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Health Walks |
10.30am Saturday - Thursday. Meet
at the Belmont Road gate beside Stobhill Hospital.
The walk is split into 4 phases;
Phase 1, mainly flat ground with slight slopes, 0.5miles, 10 to 20 minutes.
Phase 2, mainly flat ground with
slight slopes 1 mile, 25 to 35 minutes.
Phase 3, Longer walk and/or some
steeper slopes, 1.5 miles, 30 to 50 minutes.
Phase 4, Long walk and/or bigger
slopes, 2 miles, 40 minutes to 1 hour.
As far as possible these walks
are accessible to all, however some may find them unsuitable due to the
steepness of slopes and other dynamics of the park out with control. If you
are unsure regarding the routes suitability for you our your group please
contact Kevin Hutchison, Glasgow City Health Walks Co-ordinator on 0141 287
0241 who will provide additional information and if appropriate, alternative
routes in the park.
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Around the Park
