Harrow Lodge Park Management Plan Update 2018/19 Grounds Maintenance A new management structure has resulted in the appointment of a new Manager, 3 new Area Supervisors and Charge-hands. The team work more closely with the Parks Development team to ensure that the standards set are closely monitored and achieved. The Supervisors are based in the same office which assists in ensuring that information is shared effectively and the two teams work in partnership. The planning for recent landscaping works to the shrub beds at Upper Rainham Road, Warren Drive and Hornchirch Road/Sports Centre were managed jointly by Grounds Maintenance and Parks Development staff.
Arboriculture Management The Arboriculture Officer is arranging for a 3 / 5 year survey of parks trees, depending on location. This commenced in late 2018, starting in the country parks and will include urban parks such as Haynes Park in 2019. This will inform the future proactive management of the tree stock. The existing database and mapping system used for highways trees will be used. Details of the survey will be included in future updates of this Management Plan The Council’s current Tree Strategy was produced in 2009 by the Highways Tree Team who manages all tree stock in the borough, and at the time the management of parks was not as formal. There is no specific mention of parks in the strategy but this used as the basis for the management of Parks Trees. When the strategy is updated in 2019 the management of parks trees will be included.
Parks Buildings Boat house Café Work has been carried out on the last f the outside seating area of the Café by the Lake. This work allowed for the last sloping area to be levelled out and made into a useable outdoor seating area.
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