CMA Events & Training

At Stockgrove Country Park, Bedfordshire

Stockgrove Country Park

Jointly owned by Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire County Councils Stockgrove is managed by a local Trust, The Greensand Trust. It is about 80 acres, and about half of this is SSSI and with around 350,000 visits a year the challenge of balancing visitor pressure and wildlife conservation is immense.

Dogs, Horses and Bikes

Stockgrove is a popular dog-walking site for the residents of Leighton Buzzard, Milton Keynes and nearby villages but the highest number of complaints are dog related. How can we resolve some of the issues?
Horses and bikes are not allowed in the Country Park itself but Access Agreements on two neighbouring sites allow limited use. But both horse riders and cyclists want more and insist on riding wherever they want, including in sensitive parts of the SSSI. How can we persuade them to keep to the rules? Should we change the rules and allow more recreational use in the area? What are the costs of managing permissive access?

Contact and location

To book a space please contact :
Esther Milne: 01525 237760
E mail esther.milne@greensandtrust.org
Postcode is: LU7 0BA

Directions

Stockgrove is just outside Heath and Reach, to the north of Leighton Buzzard. Turn off the A5 at the roundabout by the Flying Fox Pub, north of Hockliffe or south of Milton Keynes.

Programme

10.00 Arrive and tea/coffee

10:20 Welcome to Stockgrove and introduction to the work of
the Greensand Trust Ranger Service by Esther Milne
Senior Ranger)

10.30 Short talks by Greensand Rangers followed by open
discussion on dog, horse and bike issues and ways to
deal with them

12.30 Lunch (Bring own or buy from park restaurant)

13.30 Tour around Stockgrove led by Ranger Bob Hook

14:00 Coffee/Tea

14.15 AGM

15:30 Head for home

Charge: CMA Members FREE, Non-members £30.00.

Attendance on this study day provides members with 10 CPD points. No charge will be made to non-members who take up membership of CMA on the day.