Friends of
Queen Elizabeth Park Grantham

The Friends of Queen Elizabeth Park have produced a hand drawn plan of the Park to help visitors.

1.   Area of 80 trees planted by school children in 1980 at the opening of Queen Elizabeth Park – named after HM Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother on the occasion of her 80th birthday.

2.   Fishing Pond – created in 1994 and operated by the Grantham Angling Association for the sole use of senior, junior (under instruction), and concessionary / disabled members only. Twelve new fishing platforms were installed in 2019 with funding from the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government

3.   Conservation Pond created at the same time as the fishing pond, this is less deep, and fed by ground water, and surrounded by willow trees. It dries out in the summer

4.   Two small ponds these were created as part of the wider Witham/ Slea Blue Green Project to improve the river corridor. (Funded by the European Regional Development Fund, South Kesteven District Council, North Kesteven District Council, Environment Agency, and National Trust) These were created in June 2023

5.   Large Pond part of the project (see 4).These three ponds are ephemeral –water levels will vary, and the margins will dry out during the summer months. This is because the ponds are fed by ground water – the water which lies under ground in this flood plain. The central area of the ponds are deep enough to remain full of water all year.

6.   Woodland Trust woodland; this area is one of the first licensed planting schemes by the Woodland Trust in 1985

7.   Adventure Playground

8.   Ridge & Furrow meadow: so called because of its distinctive medieval style ridges and furrows

9.   Diamond Grove:  planted in November  in 2011 to commemorate HM Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee in 2012 (the project was created by the Wyndham Park Forum in partnership with Lincolnshire Gardens Trust, with trees being funded by local individual sponsorship and South Kesteven District Council) See information board for more details. Additional Snowdrops donated by the Witham/ Slea project.

10 Restoration (Summer) Meadow: this area was prepared and sown with a wildflower mix by volunteers from Friends of Queen Elizabeth Park (FQEP) and guided by Mark Schofield Conservation Officer with Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust

11 Poplar Grove and Bluebells: the southern end of this copse was planted with English Bluebells donated to the FQEP as part of the Witham /Slea project

12 Conservation Area & Woodland Glade: An L shaped area on the eastern edge of this area has been prepared by volunteers with the assistance of Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust to create a Woodland Glade – wild flowers seeds suitable for shaded areas.

13 Grass Meadows Areas where the grass is left to grow long, with paths mown through the summer. In June/ July a local farmer helps the volunteers by cutting the long grass for hay, baling and removing it all.