Bespoke equipment and educational sculptures have been installed in Waterbeach’s first ambitious play space – Waterbeach Woods - that will cater for all members of the community.
Inspired by the hedgehog, with a woodland setting providing the backdrop, this play space takes children from the forest floor and into the canopy through a series of play features that grow in scale and complexity to build children’s confidence and fuel curiosity.
Waterbeach Woods is the first of two dedicated play spaces being installed in time for the first new residents to move in. The northern Gateway to the development includes a play area, set within a woodland glade. This new play area incorporates the ‘milestones’ of a tree’s life into play experiences to help children learn about the complexity of the natural world. It will maximise outdoor learning through use of the space as a forest school.
The second play space will be shaped around the concept of mind, body and community spirit, this space will be designed to promote active lifestyles and nourish the soul – with space for Tai Chi and yoga alongside sensory spaces and activities for older children.
Bruce Callander said: “Play spaces are areas we spend a lot of time and thought on and, working with Bradley Murphy Design and Jupiter Play, we pride ourselves on the bespoke nature of each area – which responds to the location and our core principles for the development.
“We have worked really closely with the Greater Cambridgeshire Planning Team to ensure these areas are accessible to all, with wheelchair friendly play equipment, and spaces where people of all ages can come together to forge new bonds from the earliest days of the new community.”
We have worked really closely with the Greater Cambridgeshire Planning Team to ensure these areas are accessible to all, with wheelchair friendly play equipment, and spaces where people of all ages can come together to forge new bonds from the earliest days of the new community.
