£300k for wetland area to improve drainage at Chestnuts park 4th April By Simon Allin @SimonAllin3 Local Democracy Reporter, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Share 0 Comments Chestnuts Park. Photo: Google Chestnuts Park. Photo: Google

A wetland area will be created in a West Green park to help reduce flooding and create more sports and play areas. Haringey Council has secured a £300,000 grant from a City Hall environment fund to carry out improvement work at Chestnuts Park. The council plans to open the culverted Stonebridge Brook, which runs beneath the park, and create new wetlands. Large parts of Chestnuts Park, which used to be a watercress farm, becomes waterlogged during wet weather and cannot be used. As well as improving drainage and reducing flooding downstream, the scheme aims to create space for sports and leisure facilities and boost wildlife habitats. Chestnuts Park. Photo: Google Chestnuts Park. Photo: Google The council says it will work with the Friends of Chestnuts Park and other groups to develop the wetlands project, having met with them regularly over the last few years It has also secured a £40,000 grant from the same fund to carry out design and engagement work for a similar scheme in Down Lane Park, Tottenham Hale, which aims to improve biodiversity and reduce flood risk. A Haringey Council spokesperson said: “We are grateful to receive this funding from the GLA [Greater London Authority] via the Green and Resilient Spaces Fund to help support our co-designed improvement projects in Chestnuts Park and Down Lane Park. Read more: 'Major concerns' over two more parks after inspections “We recognise that community buy-in is crucial to the success of these projects overall and are very much looking forward to working closely with local stakeholders and residents on a shared vision for the future of these two parks. “By working collaboratively in tandem together, we hope to bring about the improvements that we all want to see in these two green, open spaces, which benefit our residents’ health, wellbeing and quality of life and enhance the amenities and facilities, biodiversity and ecology at the sites too.” We use cookies which are essential for the site to work. We also use non-essential cookies to monitor usage and help us improve our digital services. Any data collected is anonymised. 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There is an extensive programme of activities running in Haringey for children and young people during the Easter holidays. Chestnuts Park St Ann's Road, N15 Drawing of child, adult and tree again green background Opening times Facilities and accessibility About your park Planned improvements Report a problem Location and directions Events and activities Opening times The park isn’t locked at night. Facilities and disabled access Facilities Café Football – book a pitch (external link) Informal basketball area Multi-use games area Outdoor gym Playground Tennis – book a court (external link) Toilet Zip wire Accessibility All parks in Haringey are accessible to wheelchair users. Back to top About your park Path through green field History Chestnuts Park used to be a watercress farm. The stream running through the land is contained in an underground tunnel. Where the community centre is, there used to be a large house called Chestnuts House, built around 1850. The house was demolished in the 1980s but some of the brick entrance columns remain. Willow garden and orchard The park has a community willow garden and orchard of 21 fruit trees. Green Flag Award First awarded the prestigious Green Flag Award in 2008, the park has kept it ever since. Chestnuts Park - Green Flag report 2019 (PDF, 97KB) Park management Find out how the park is managed: Chestnuts Park management plan 2021 (PDF, 1.3MB) The Friends of Chestnuts Park The Friends of Chestnuts Park group was formed in 2000. They’ve successfully campaigned for improvements to the park and organise events. Find out more and get involved: Friends of Chestnuts Park website (external link) Back to top Planned improvements There is the possibility to open up the culverted Stonebridge Brook. If successful it could: improve the biodiversity of the area provide new recreational opportunities help reduce flood risks and improve drainage in the surrounding area Back to top Report a problem If you think there’s a problem with this park, please report it. Back to top Location Address: St Ann's Road London, N15 Directions: How to get to Chestnuts Park (external link) Back to top Events Below is a list of upcoming events in Chestnuts Park. Event Date Start and finish times There are currently no upcoming events. Back to top Page Last Updated: September 9, 2021 Tell us what you think about this page Help us improve the website We’d love to know what you think about the website in general – design, content, ease of use etc. Take our short website survey Problem with a service? If you have a service problem or complaint you need help with then please visit our contact pages. 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