Work was completed earlier this year on a new public access route in Biggleswade. The 700m long path runs northwards from Dunton Lane parallel to Saxon Drive. Linking with the Chambers Way / Baden Powell Way roundabout, the path will then link with the new Linear Park being created as part of the Kings Reach Development.
The works were managed by Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity (BRCC) in partnership with Central Bedfordshire and were funded through contributions from local developments.
Access improvement works in this part of town were first identified in the 2007 Mid Beds Green Infrastructure Plan. Community consultation activities in the creation of the Biggleswade Green Infrastructure Plan and the Biggleswade Town Plan (both published in 2010) showed further support for the existing path from Dunton Lane to be upgraded and a new path to be created further northwards.
The route follows the existing muddy path through the linear wood to the north of Dunton Lane and then continue northwards creating a brand new access route through the land opposite the Saxon Pool and Leisure Centre.
As landowner, Central Bedfordshire Council are eager to ensure that wherever reasonable, public access is made possible for users with a wide range of mobility levels, from the able-bodied to users of wheelchairs and pushchairs.
Cliff Andrews, BRCC’s Green Infrastructure Team Leader says “We are very pleased to be part of this project, enhancing people’s access to part of the countryside on the edge of town. The path will be a great asset in its own right, but will also be a valuable link to the Rights of Way network to the south and east."
It is also hoped that these paths will in time form part of a ‘Green Wheel’ for the town – a publicly accessible corridor around the whole town, providing access to and through a range of community greenspaces.
My photographs from Dunton Lane to Chambers Way roundabout:
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