The Orchard Trust – The Stowfield Woodland Access and Activity Park Project

THE PROJECT AIMS TO IMPROVE ACCESSIBILITY TO A WOODLAND AREA ON THE STOWFIELD SITE THROUGH THE PROVISION OF A NEW FOOTPATH SUITABLE FOR SERVICE USERS WHO USE LARGE WHEELCHAIRS AND THOSE WHO NEED TWO OTHER PEOPLE TO SUPPORT THEM TO WALK, ALSO THE REBUILDING OF TWO SETS OF STEPS TO THE NEW PATH FROM AN EXISITING PATH IMPROVING ACCESSIBILITY FOR THOSE WHO CAN WALK WITH DIFFICULTY OR WHO NEED SUPPORT FROM OTHERS.
IMPROVED ACCESSIBILITY WILL MEAN THAT MANY MORE LEARNING DISABLED ADULTS AND CHILDREN, ELDERLY PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA AND THEIR CARERS AND FAMILIES WILL BENEFIT FROM THE SITE AND THE FACILITIES AVAILABLE, GIVING THEM MORE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN AND DEVELOP, PHYSICALLY, MENTALLY, EMOTIONALLY AND SOCIALLY.
THE PROJECT WILL ALSO LANDSCAPE AN AREA OF THE SITE IN PREPARATION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN ACCESSIBLE ACTIVITY PARK GIVING VISITORS TO THE SITE A DIFFERENT RANGE OF ACTIVITIES TO COMPLEMENT THE WOODLAND WALK.