Going at a slower pace with Lincolnshire Wildlife Park!
We were delighted to join the Lincolnshire Wildlife Park last weekend as our team volunteered to help build the foundations for a new ‘Peaceful Plot’ and memory garden at the park.
The garden has been specifically designed for older visitors and those with additional needs to enjoy a space offering ‘a slower pace of life’. Using an old garden shed, a traditional vegetable garden, scented plants and old tools, the garden will also provide a home for the Park’s Giant Tortoises and an aviary for its budgie collection.
Visitors of all ages will be able to enjoy the peaceful plot which will be designed to stimulate the senses by offering a variety of scents, textures and natural sounds in its landscaping and planting design, as well as nature and sunlight, combined with the opportunity to taste safe fruits and vegetables, and to experience the garden at night with special sight-coloured lighting.
Steven Nichols, CEO of Lincolnshire Wildlife Park said: “We are very excited about our new ‘Peaceful Plot’. In addition to visitors with additional needs, the plot will provide an area where our visitors of all ages, can stop for a while and enjoy the surroundings alongside some of our slower and less able animals and birds. Young children can experience how nature can affect their senses, whilst older people may want to rest, reflect and remember.
We will incorporate lots of seating within the area to ensure visitors can stop a while and appreciate this peaceful space. At LWP 80% of the staff are Dementia Friends after recently being certified as a Dementia and Age Friendly Business, and the memory garden will help us to provide an environment that feels familiar and reassuring to those suffering from memory loss.”
Joanne King, Chief Customer Officer at LightSpeed Broadband said: “We are delighted to be working with Lincolnshire Wildlife Centre on a number of exciting projects. Homes and businesses in Boston can now connect to our 1 gigabit broadband and as we continue to roll out our full fibre network across South Lincolnshire we want to get involved with the local communities where we are working.
The Peaceful Plot is a wonderful idea and the perfect project for us to get involved with. It will be a lovely space for everyone to visit, where we can all enjoy a break from the fast pace of day-to-day life.”
We are proud to be working in partnership to support the Wildlife Park on several projects as we continue to roll out our full fibre network across South Lincolnshire.