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PARKS & SPECIAL PROJECTS PARKS & SPECIAL PROJECTS

South East Greenway Woodstock Gardens
Construction: Lots 1 – 3 are almost complete Early summer in the gardens has been
with approx. 8km of Greenway surfaced with busy. The Rose garden, terraces and Walled
seating and fencing installed from Rosbercon to gardens have been the focus of much of the
Ballyverneen, Glenmore. attention with topiary planting needing pruning
to maintain the formal shapes typical of the
The construction compound located at Winter Garden. Also underway is the replanting
Ferrybank has been reinstated & restored with of the walled garden herbaceous border
all stone & construction materials removed. and the removal of the box hedging which
A number of bridges were sand blasted and is unfortunately infested with box blight like
painted and the replacement of tie rods was so many box plants (Buxus sempervirens) in
completed to one of the jack arch bridges.
formal gardens all around Europe. New planting
Design & Tender: Final review of the detailed of herbaceous plants typical of the Victorian era
design and tender documents is nearing will be planted to refresh the planting scheme
completion for Lot 5a (Ferrybank to Luffany),
in advance of advertising for tender. Works are
also progressing on the preparation of detailed
design and tender documents for Lot 5b
(Luffany to Aylwardstown), Lot 6 (Glenmore to
Aylwardstown) and Lot 4 (New Ross to Mount
Elliott).

Landowner agreements on the accommodation
works for Lots 4 – 7 continues to move forward.
Works at Lots 1-3 are nearing substantial
completion.
Links to Slieverue and Glenmore from Aerial view of the Walled Garden, the herbaceous
Outdoor Kilkenny Social Media interaction May & June 2022 South East Greenway border follows the central axial path through the
On foot of the initial landowner and public gardens connecting the Arboretum to the Flower
engagement evenings on the emerging routes Terrace
to connect both villages to the Greenway, The Tea Rooms
the preferred route for each village was The tea room was open seven days a week
confirmed. A presentation of the route selection throughout the month of June offering a variety
process and preferred route was given at the of gorgeous cakes and good coffee. Visitors can
Piltown Municipal District June meeting. The enjoy a cuppa in the beautiful surroundings and
Appropriate Assessment Screening for each enjoy the outdoor terrace when the sun shines.
preferred route will commence shortly. The Woodstock coffee truck, located near
Parks & Playgrounds the carpark and tented picnic area, was also
Tender documents are being prepared for a serving refreshments throughout the weekends
number of playground and amenity projects in June and from mid-July our offering will
around the County. The Parks Department are increase to include fresh ice cream cones, 99’s
assisting the local community of Freshford with etc. with the completion of our new eagerly
the preparation of tender documents for the awaited ice cream parlour
Trail restoration / enhancement – Noble Fir Avenue and Monkey Puzzle Avenue, Woodstock development of an outdoor activity hub, which
includes a children’s playground adjacent to
the GAA pitch in the village. Funding has been
approved under the Town and Village Renewal
Scheme and Community & Cultural Facilities
Capital Scheme. The scheme will provide an
access road, car parking and outdoor activity
equipment including play equipment aimed at
children. The local community also intend to
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