DRAFT AND FOREST MASTERPLAN

The Fairy Glen - A new Blue Trail Walks On The Wild Side To complement the existing Mountain Bike Trails, a ‘Blue Projects will include new lighting, Grade’ or Category 3 trail signed trails and new surfacing, loop for less experienced imaginative play opportunities, mountain bike riders with removal of invasive species and new purpose built technical trail planting management regimes to features of differing levels of increase biodiversity and strengthen difficulty centred on the park, wildlife corridors within the Fairy providing a looped cross country style trail which can Glen, Kilbroney Meadow and also serve as a skills development or coaching facility. woodlands.

activity hub The upper storey of the reconfigured Park Centre opens out to a new Kilbroney meadow Mountain Trailhead - a one-stop shop for activity seekers, mountain bikers and mountain hikers to find out what’s Camping or natural on, where to go, get maps, head off, New path amphitheatre To Rostrevor use the uplift service, coin operated Heritage Pitches showers and bike wash, toilets, Enhancement information, water as well as meeting, congregation and sit /wind down areas. This is the entrance point to and story-telling the Mountain bike trails including the new Blue trail and a new hierarchy of Enhanced interpretation of the waymarked walking trails including long distance walks across the Mountains. Park’s historic, cultural and natural All the activity service providers and activity facilities services are here. features through the provision of interpretive journeys / trails which will not only add to the interest of the park but will also, through New path a considered dispersal of activity, Park CENTRE establish and promote physical Tennis A revamped and reconfigured park centre ground linkages with Rostrevor. This includes To mountain bike with a new café and terrace on the revealing the origins of the house and mountain hiking floor to better connect with the parkland and the development of the park, trails and imaginative play opportunities, newly cherishing and protecting the revealed heritage, cherished great trees park’s ancient trees – enhancing, and walks to the wilder reaches of the maintaining and replanting where parkland. The ground floor remains the necessary. check-in point for campers. Interpretation The upper floor of the building is reconfigured as an ‘activity hub’ area - an of house site Cloughmore activity box office/refreshment point with views out to parkland. The building is building reconfigured to “reach over the bridge” with mountain bikers able to relax with Interpretation their bikes in full view; with a relaxed, cool bike shop with rentals/sales, trail info, of views out A new nature- sofas and a place to get a coffee and cake/chocolate bar. to lough inspired playground

Screening of substation and maintenance yard A hierarchy of waymarked walks Play Improved gateway Arrival A hierarchy of walking routes and to Oakwood walks dedicated trailheads for walkers Play opportunities for Proposed new access and providing a choice of routes for children which are designed parking arrangements which all abilities, reliable information, by nature and which move separate and stream the park’s consistent wayfinding, good quality beyond the concept of the different user groups thereby routes and great views. playground to much more To Oakwood enabling general users to varied and imaginative New entrance signage and Cloughmore access a welcoming parkland, possibilities for a broad walks encounter hassle free parking, range of children from have lots of opportunities to tiny tots needing active roam & explore, enjoy a relaxing time out with good coffee, good food exploration close to adults and great views. Clearly signed walks will orientate people around the to older children who thrive in the freedom to be able to roam historic parkland, to the Fairy Glen and Kilbroney Meadow, to Rostrevor further in easily accessible, diverse spaces where imaginations can village, to the Narnia trails and other magical play trails, into the Oak be exercised in activities which they see as adventurous. wood and up to the Cloughmore Stone.