BRYNMILL PLAY AREA

 Schotterrasen  is routinely used in Austria, Switzerland and Germany to surface car parks and other areas which have heavy vehicle or foot traffic.  Translated, it means 'gravel lawn'

 · Stop  waterlogging by creating a free draining lawn,

 · Create a species rich lawn with pollinator flowers to increase biodiversity

· Help the space adapt to the impacts of climate change i.e. more extreme wet weather events. 

The area will not actually be on the playground itself. It will be behind it giving the water a chance to drain before it reaches the playground.

  The existing soil is dug out to 50cm depth and replaced with a 20cm deep aggregate sub base and 30cm top layer made of a gravel compost mixture which will then be seeded with a species rich lawn and wild flowers. 

The establishment period is normally around  3 months. Once established Schotterrasen requires no additional irrigation or maintenance, following a conventional mowing regime which is relaxed during the flowering period.

We appreciate that these works have led to the temporary closure of the basketball and bench area. They will be reopened in June/July when the fencing is removed.