A major scheme to make lasting improvements to Verulamium Park’s artificial lakes and an adjoining meadow has been approved.
Councillors on the Public Realm Committee of St Albans City & District Council, which owns the park, approved the scheme at a meeting on Tuesday, January 28.
The project will provide new wetlands, nature walks and plant beds, and will involve the dredging of the lakes to provide fertile planting areas.
The council has set aside a £2.2million budget for the work.
The Environmental Agency also discussed options for improving the area around the lakes and Bell Meadow. The group’s preferred option, accepted by the committee at the meeting, is to retain the river in its current channel, and create a wetland in the meadow along with a permanent raised footpath.
Councillor Helen Campbell, the committee’s chair, said: “The next stage will be commissioning detailed designs and putting the work out to tender to see if it is indeed affordable.”
Photo: Verulamium Park, St Albans
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