Chosen Site – Park

Monday 5.45pm

10 woman and 15 children playing in centre play park
Smaller children held by the mums/nannies or sitting in push chairs
Nannies congregate on benches talking as the children play
3 elderly Asian woman sit on a bench talking, one has a walking stick
4 women aged around 30 years old, talk on the bench next to the older woman
Man slowly paces park alone, repeatedly walking up and down one side of the park.
Group of 8 children aged 7, play together next to Toilet.
Mum and son play ping pong together
4 Asian men, one standing and the rest sitting on a bench talk. One man leaves
Young teenage couple holding hands cross through the park talking
Man then plays with children chasing them round toilets whilst children sing a song
Old man slowly walks though park entering from front entrance
3 people separately walk across park with grocery shopping
Mum assists with two toddlers playing on bouncing chair in centre
Woman walks through park with a bag of laundry
Two men sit on a bench far down park under the trees
Young man passes through park
Young girl walks through park
6.10pm – park has become a lot quieter
Woman strolls as her toddler plays with the plants
Old man walks through park and talks to the children


Nature –
Only animals visible in park are birds, many pigeons are present
No other animals are aloud inside

Sounds –
Noises from the children playing
Parents or adults talking
Traffic sounds create a background noise; noise is diffused due to trees and wall
Sound from pigeons


Interviews-
30yr old woman with baby- Woman visits often
- She goes to another garden near by sometimes as this park does not have a green garden in it.
- Because there are a lot of things to do in the neighbourhood she changes the activities with her children regularly so they don’t get bored of any of the places.
- Her and her children like the lark as they both have a lot of friends there who visit regularly so it’s a time the children can play with their friends and she can catch up with the mums.
- She says it is a meeting point in the community as she lives in the neighbourhood

35yr old nanny- She doesn’t live in the area
- She visits the park often as the children she looks after like it
- She likes the park as the children have lots of fun
- It is a bit small though
- She also thinks it could be a bit greener
- She comes to the area for its different amenities thus she visits the park at the same time.

Park Contents–
Trees – 54
Bins - 12
Benches - 16
Gates - 4
Building with WC and guards quarters
Open space
Ping pong table - 2
Children’s play park
Grass
Plants
Sand