Greenwich Park made a spectacular venue for Olympic and Paralympic events during the summer. The venue was universally praised by the media and images of the different competitions were broadcast across the globe.
We are delighted that Team GB rode their way to a best ever performance in the Olympic Equestrian competitions and ensured that Britain won a medal in the last event of the Olympic Games with Silver in the Women's Modern Pentathlon. As for ParalympicsGB - they appeared on all 11 podiums of the Paralympic Games in Greenwich Park, an incredible feat which easily saw them top the Equestrian medal table.
Work to reinstate and reopen the park began in early August and by October over three quarters of the park was opened to visitors. The London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) removed the last of the temporary venue structures at the end of November and the final stage of reinstatement work, to turf Queen's Field and repair a number of paths and roads, began. By the middle of January half of Queen's Field, site of the main arena, had been turfed and despite the poor weather excellent progress is being made. Work to repair the paths and roads will be completed by the end of March. In spring 2013, weather permitting, the park will be returned to its pre-Games condition if not better.
Queen's Field, home to the main Equestrian and Modern Pentathlon arena during the Games in Greenwich Park, has been fully restored - 5 March 2013
Over the past three years The Royal Parks has worked closely with LOCOG to develop plans that will allow Greenwich Park to quickly and effectively recover following the London 2012 Games.
The main priority for The Royal Parks is to protect and conserve the land and ensure that, following the events in 2012, the park is fully returned to its pre-Games condition or better. We are confident that this will be achieved and the flexible reinstatement plan that is being delivered by The Royal Parks and that has been funded by LOCOG is making good progress.
The Royal Parks' team in Greenwich Park has extensive park management experience and they will be responsible for working with Royal Parks' and LOCOG contractors to complete the reinstatement work.
The reinstatement work began on 4 August with the conclusion of the Cross Country element of the Olympic Eventing competition when areas of the park were released to The Royal Parks. With the conclusion of the Paralympic competitions, LOCOG began removing the temporary structures associated with these events and by the end of November all structures were removed. The Royal Parks is working hard to reinstate the park and return it to its pre-Games condition.
The sections of Greenwich Park that hosted the Equestrian Cross County course have been reinstated by Royal Parks' contractors. This restoration work, which largely consisted of sowing grass seed, was completed during the grass growing season in autumn 2012.
Queen's Field, the site that hosted the main Equestrian arena, the training area and the stables was handed back to The Royal Parks at the end of November 2012, when all of the temporary event structures were removed by LOCOG.
A number of methods are being employed in order to reinstate this area. Some sections that were heavily used and that don't feature acid grassland are in the process of being returfed. This work began in mid November and will be completed by spring 2013.
In areas that are rich in acid grassland the appropriate grass seed will be sowed. As the temperature of the ground is too low to support the germination of grass seed between November and February, we will use this time to prepare the ground for seeding. The seeding will be carried out in March 2013 and we anticipate that the ground in these areas will fully recover by late spring.
At the same time, habitat enhancement work that will improve areas of acid grassland will continue. This work is being funded by LOCOG and will provide a lasting legacy for Greenwich Park.
Acid Grassland is an important habitat for a wide range of insects and spiders, many of which are nationally scarce. This work, which is improving the quality and spread of these grass areas, is being carried out by LOCOG contractors working closely with the Park Management team.
Greenwich Park made a spectacular venue for Olympic and Paralympic events during the summer. The venue was universally praised by the media and images of the different competitions were broadcast across the globe.
We are delighted that Team GB rode their way to a best ever performance in the Olympic Equestrian competitions and ensured that Britain won a medal in the last event of the Olympic Games with Silver in the Women's Modern Pentathlon. As for ParalympicsGB - they appeared on all 11 podiums of the Paralympic Games in Greenwich Park, an incredible feat which easily saw them top the Equestrian medal table.
Work to reinstate and reopen the park began in early August and by October over three quarters of the park was opened to visitors. The London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) removed the last of the temporary venue structures at the end of November and the final stage of reinstatement work, to turf Queen's Field and repair a number of paths and roads, began. By the middle of January half of Queen's Field, site of the main arena, had been turfed and despite the poor weather excellent progress is being made. Work to repair the paths and roads will be completed by the end of March. In spring 2013, weather permitting, the park will be returned to its pre-Games condition if not better.
Queen's Field, home to the main Equestrian and Modern Pentathlon arena during the Games in Greenwich Park, has been fully restored - 5 March 2013
Over the past three years The Royal Parks has worked closely with LOCOG to develop plans that will allow Greenwich Park to quickly and effectively recover following the London 2012 Games.
The main priority for The Royal Parks is to protect and conserve the land and ensure that, following the events in 2012, the park is fully returned to its pre-Games condition or better. We are confident that this will be achieved and the flexible reinstatement plan that is being delivered by The Royal Parks and that has been funded by LOCOG is making good progress.
The Royal Parks' team in Greenwich Park has extensive park management experience and they will be responsible for working with Royal Parks' and LOCOG contractors to complete the reinstatement work.
The reinstatement work began on 4 August with the conclusion of the Cross Country element of the Olympic Eventing competition when areas of the park were released to The Royal Parks. With the conclusion of the Paralympic competitions, LOCOG began removing the temporary structures associated with these events and by the end of November all structures were removed. The Royal Parks is working hard to reinstate the park and return it to its pre-Games condition.
The sections of Greenwich Park that hosted the Equestrian Cross County course have been reinstated by Royal Parks' contractors. This restoration work, which largely consisted of sowing grass seed, was completed during the grass growing season in autumn 2012.
Queen's Field, the site that hosted the main Equestrian arena, the training area and the stables was handed back to The Royal Parks at the end of November 2012, when all of the temporary event structures were removed by LOCOG.
A number of methods are being employed in order to reinstate this area. Some sections that were heavily used and that don't feature acid grassland are in the process of being returfed. This work began in mid November and will be completed by spring 2013.
In areas that are rich in acid grassland the appropriate grass seed will be sowed. As the temperature of the ground is too low to support the germination of grass seed between November and February, we will use this time to prepare the ground for seeding. The seeding will be carried out in March 2013 and we anticipate that the ground in these areas will fully recover by late spring.
At the same time, habitat enhancement work that will improve areas of acid grassland will continue. This work is being funded by LOCOG and will provide a lasting legacy for Greenwich Park.
Acid Grassland is an important habitat for a wide range of insects and spiders, many of which are nationally scarce. This work, which is improving the quality and spread of these grass areas, is being carried out by LOCOG contractors working closely with the Park Management team.
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Greenwich Park made a spectacular venue for Olympic and Paralympic events during the summer. The venue was universally praised by the media and images of the different competitions were broadcast across the globe.
We are delighted that Team GB rode their way to a best ever performance in the Olympic Equestrian competitions and ensured that Britain won a medal in the last event of the Olympic Games with Silver in the Women's Modern Pentathlon. As for ParalympicsGB - they appeared on all 11 podiums of the Paralympic Games in Greenwich Park, an incredible feat which easily saw them top the Equestrian medal table.
Work to reinstate and reopen the park began in early August and by October over three quarters of the park was opened to visitors. The London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) removed the last of the temporary venue structures at the end of November and the final stage of reinstatement work, to turf Queen's Field and repair a number of paths and roads, began. By the middle of January half of Queen's Field, site of the main arena, had been turfed and despite the poor weather excellent progress is being made. Work to repair the paths and roads will be completed by the end of March. In spring 2013, weather permitting, the park will be returned to its pre-Games condition if not better.
Queen's Field, home to the main Equestrian and Modern Pentathlon arena during the Games in Greenwich Park, has been fully restored - 5 March 2013
Over the past three years The Royal Parks has worked closely with LOCOG to develop plans that will allow Greenwich Park to quickly and effectively recover following the London 2012 Games.
The main priority for The Royal Parks is to protect and conserve the land and ensure that, following the events in 2012, the park is fully returned to its pre-Games condition or better. We are confident that this will be achieved and the flexible reinstatement plan that is being delivered by The Royal Parks and that has been funded by LOCOG is making good progress.
The Royal Parks' team in Greenwich Park has extensive park management experience and they will be responsible for working with Royal Parks' and LOCOG contractors to complete the reinstatement work.
The reinstatement work began on 4 August with the conclusion of the Cross Country element of the Olympic Eventing competition when areas of the park were released to The Royal Parks. With the conclusion of the Paralympic competitions, LOCOG began removing the temporary structures associated with these events and by the end of November all structures were removed. The Royal Parks is working hard to reinstate the park and return it to its pre-Games condition.
The sections of Greenwich Park that hosted the Equestrian Cross County course have been reinstated by Royal Parks' contractors. This restoration work, which largely consisted of sowing grass seed, was completed during the grass growing season in autumn 2012.
Queen's Field, the site that hosted the main Equestrian arena, the training area and the stables was handed back to The Royal Parks at the end of November 2012, when all of the temporary event structures were removed by LOCOG.
A number of methods are being employed in order to reinstate this area. Some sections that were heavily used and that don't feature acid grassland are in the process of being returfed. This work began in mid November and will be completed by spring 2013.
In areas that are rich in acid grassland the appropriate grass seed will be sowed. As the temperature of the ground is too low to support the germination of grass seed between November and February, we will use this time to prepare the ground for seeding. The seeding will be carried out in March 2013 and we anticipate that the ground in these areas will fully recover by late spring.
At the same time, habitat enhancement work that will improve areas of acid grassland will continue. This work is being funded by LOCOG and will provide a lasting legacy for Greenwich Park.
Acid Grassland is an important habitat for a wide range of insects and spiders, many of which are nationally scarce. This work, which is improving the quality and spread of these grass areas, is being carried out by LOCOG contractors working closely with the Park Management team.
