A major transformation took place at the Wellhead Gardens and around St Peter’s Pool in particular during the winter of 2009-10 when the Bourne Green Gym volunteers spent many weeks clearing and planting unsightly areas along the river and around the lake.

Their work was carried out in conjunction with Bourne United Charities to improve a neglected area that has been the subject of much criticism in the past into a wildlife habitat surrounded by water, a miniature island which has now been connected to the main park by a new boardwalk and two bridges.

The volunteers worked against the clock because this habitat had already become a magnet for wildlife and they wanted to be off site within a few weeks to avoid disturbing the busiest time of the year for our flora and fauna, the island being home to ducks and coots as well as an army of amphibians and small mammals.

Other areas of the Wellhead Gardens were also given close attention by the volunteers including the Bourne Eau which was cleaned out and the banks replanted with shrubs and trees and the St Peter's Road entrance which received similar treatment.

THE ST PETER'S POOL PROJECT 2009-10
In the picture (left to right): Rosemary Blakesley, park manager Andrew Scotney and assistant Hayley Pateman and Trevor Hollinshead, chairman of Bourne United Charities.