Our Work

The Parks Trust is an independent, self-financing charity and we care for over 6,000 acres of green space in Milton Keynes. This section gives more information about our organisation and the work we do, news and updates as well as answers to some of our frequently asked questions.

About Us
The Parks Trust is an independent charity that cares for over 6,000 acres of parkland and green space in Milton Keynes. This includes the river valleys, ancient woodlands, lakesides, parks and landscaped areas alongside the main roads that represent 25% of the city and we continue to take ownership of additional areas of green space as Milton Keynes expands.
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Landscape Management
The development of Milton Keynes demonstrates that a new city can be built in a relatively short time. However, a mature and well-structured landscape takes significantly longer to develop and requires regular and continuing management.
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Wildlife in our Parks
Find out all about the exciting wildlife that call our parks their home, learn about how you can help protect our wildlife and discover new places to visit.
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Public Art in our Parks
The parks are home to nearly 30 pieces of public art. Many pieces can be found in Campbell Park, as the original vision for the park saw it as being the cultural heart of the city. Some pieces can be found in new areas of parkland like Ashland Lakes and Broughton.
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Heritage in our Parks
The Parks Trust are custodians of many pieces of important local heritage. These sites include the Brick Kilns at Great Linford, the Roman Villa outline at Bancroft and the ruins of St Peters Church at Stanton Low Park and several scheduled ancient monuments.
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Great Linford Manor Park Heritage Fund Project
We want to restore and reveal Great Linford Manor Park's important heritage and to make it an even more attractive and interesting place to visit. Thanks to National Lottery players, we have been awarded funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund to conserve and restore the park.
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Newlands Remembrance Walk
We have dedicated the area that links Campbell Park to Willen Lake as a special place of remembrance. An avenue of lime trees have been planted that line either side of the walkway with further planting to follow along with the creation of a wildflower meadow.
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Our Property Portfolio
A key part of The Parks Trust’s success story has been our rental properties - it is the income from this extensive and varied property portfolio that funds our work developing and maintaining parks and open spaces.
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Flooding Defences in our Parks
We wouldn’t have such large beautiful parks in MK if it weren’t for their purpose of preventing floods. Find out about the flooding defences in your local parks which are managed by the Environment Agency.
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The Countryside Code
It may surprise you to know, but Milton Keynes as an area is covered by the Countryside Code.
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Purchase Firewood
Find out more about the firewood we have for sale from 10kg bags of logged firewood to deliveries of 5 tonne loads.
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Make a donation to The Parks Trust
The Parks Trust is a self-financing, independent charity. We care for over 6,000 acres of parkland and green space in Milton Keynes. Your donations go towards helping us manage and maintain the parkland and to be able to invest in activities and facilities that benefit all park users, now and forever.
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Safety in our Parks
Exploring our parks is good for you in all sorts of ways. Being outdoors can help not only with your physical health, but your mental wellbeing too. The benefits of using our parks are far greater than the risks. Nevertheless, there are some sensible precautions that will help to keep you safe whilst enjoying all that the parks have to offer.
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Work For Us
Interested in working for The Parks Trust? Find out what vacancies we have available here.
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Our Blog
Explore this area to find out all the latest news from The Parks Trust including information on the wildlife of Milton Keynes, the history of our parks and the work we are carrying out.
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Middleton Wood Meadow
In 2021 we began a joint project with Community Trees: MK, and Broughton and Milton Keynes Parish Council to enhance an area of Middleton Park, improving the habitat for wildlife by creating a woodland meadow.
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