188 An Open Spaces Strategy for Barnet Appendixes to Strategy Document Appendix M Consultation data An Open Spaces Strategy for Barnet Appendixes to Strategy Document 189 Q1. On averageQ1. how On often average do you visit how a park often or open do spaceyou invisit Barnet a park in the orautumn/winter open space and inhow Barnet often do in you the visit autumn/Winter in the spring/summer? and how often do you visit it in the spring/summer? Autumn/Winter Spring/Summer 40 35 30 25 20 % of respondents 15 10 5 0 Never visit Once a Two or Once a Once Once or Most days Every day year three month every two twice a times a weeks week year 190 An Open Spaces Strategy for Barnet Appendixes to Strategy Document Q2. Which park/open space is closest to you? Q2. Which park/open space is closest to you? Friary Park Victoria Park Oak Hill Park Dollis Brook Windsor Open Space Mill Hill Park Highlands Gardens Childs Hill Park King George V Playing Fields Hendon Park Hampstead Heath Greenhill Gardens Bethune Park Avenue House Grounds WhiƟngs Hill Tudor Park Swan Lane Open Space Cherry Tree Wood Victoria RecreaƟon Ground Watling Park Montrose Playing Fields New Southgate Rec Northway Gardens Golders Hill Park Edgwarebury Park CoppeƩs Wood Big Wood Belmont Open Space Hadley Green WoodcroŌ park Sturgess Park Silkstream Park Byng Road Open Space RavenscroŌ Gardens Quinta Open Space Princess Park Old Court House RecreaƟon Ground Ludgrove Playing Fields LiƩleton Park King George's Fields Coldfall Wood Glebelands Nature Reserve Brent Lodge Windsor Open Space CliƩerhouse Playing Fields Brook Farm Open Space in Whetstone BiƩacy Hill Park LiƩle Wood Barnet Playing Fields Hollickwood Park Arrandene Open Space 00 5 1010 15 20 25 30 Number of respondents An Open Spaces Strategy for Barnet Appendixes to Strategy Document 191 Q3. Which park/open space do you visit Q3.most Which often? park/open space do you visit most often? Friary Park Oak Hill Park Victoria Park Mill Hill Park Dollis Brook Avenue House Grounds Old Court House Recrea�on Grounds Swan Lane Open Space Hampstead Heath Coppe�s Wood Childs Hill Park Windsor Open Space Tudor Park King George V Playing elds Hendon park Brook Farm Whi�ngs Hill Open Space Watling Park Sunny Hill Park New Southgate Rec Montrose park Highlands Gardens Hadley Wood Hadley Green Edgwarebury Park Cherry Tree Wood Belmont Open Space Arrandene Open Space Ravenscro� Gardens Welsh Harp Marginal Land Victoria Recrea�on Ground Silkstream Park To�eridge Fields Sturgess Park Princess Park Northway Gardens Ludgrove Playing Fields Long Lane Pasture King George's Fields Highgate Woods Friern Barnet Cli�erhouse Playing Fields Bi�acy Hill Park Bigwood Bethune Park Barnet Playing Fields Ly�elton Playing Fields 0 5 1010 1515 20 25 30 Number of respondents 192 An Open Spaces Strategy for Barnet Appendixes to Strategy Document Q4. To whatQ4. extent To do what you agreeextent or disagreedo you that agree the following or disagree are important that the economic following benefits are in important relation to parkseconomic and open benefits spaces in Barnet?in rela- tion to parks and open spaces in Barnet? Strongly agree Agree Neither agree nor disagree Disagree Strongly disagree Don’t know/Not sure 86 65 34 % of respondents 32 26 22 12 6 6 5 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Parks are important Parks are important for Parks are important for because they make a thriving town centre small businesses as they Barnet a great place encourage them to set-up to live in Barnet and can benefit business An Open Spaces Strategy for Barnet for Strategy OpenSpaces An Q5. To what extent do you agree or disagree that the following are important social benefits in relation to parks and open spaces inBarnet? importantto parks andopenspaces are relation socialbenefitsin thefollowing that ordisagree agree extentdoyou what To Q5. Parks are important to encourage people to be more healthy % of respondents whatextentdoyouagreeordisagreethatthefollowingareimportantsocialbenefitsinrelationtoparksand openspacesinBarnet? To Q5. 81 15 2 Parks are important to encourage people to be 1 more physically active 0 1 Strongly agree 80 17 2 It is important that areas 0 of parks are dedicated to 0 1 Agree growing food 11 16 Neither agreenordisagree Parks are an important part 31 of children’s education e.g. 33 7 they are used by schools 1 64 28 7 0 Parks are an important 0 part of the local community 1 88 Disagree 9 It is important that all the 3 different groups of people 1 from the community use the 0 0 Strongly disagree 69 park 25 It is important that people 5 have a large park within 20 0 minutes’ walk of their home 0 1 Don’t know/Notsure 49 36 13 It is important that people 1 have a local park within 5 minutes’ walk of their 0 0 49 Document Strategy to Appendixes home 34 14 3 0 1 193 194 An Open Spaces Strategy for Barnet Appendixes to Strategy Document Q6. To whatQ6. extent To what do you extent agree or do disagree you agreethat the followingor disagree are important that the environmental following benefitsare important in relation environmental to parks and open benefitsspaces in Barnet? in relation to parks and open spaces in Barnet? Strongly agree Agree Neither agree nor disagree Disagree Strongly disagree Don’t know/Not sure 63 54 52 51 34 33 31 31 % of respondents 13 11 11 5 3 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 It is important that It is important that It is important that It is important that there is a wide variety parks help to prevent parks help to reduce parks help to lower of plants and wildlife flooding pollution temperatures in built in out parks up areas An Open Spaces Strategy for Barnet Appendixes to Strategy Document 195 Q7. Are there any other benefitsQ7. of parks Are and openthere spaces any that you other think we benefits sould include in thisof list?parks and open spaces that you think we should include in this list? 57% 43% Yes No 196 An Open Spaces Strategy for Barnet Appendixes to Strategy Document Q8 Please list the additional benefits of good parks and open spaces below: Q8. Please list the additional benefits of goos parks and open spaces below: Education Opportunity for after school initiatives parks and especially open spaces give an opportunity for the community to learn about local wildlife and biodiversity (4) Parks can and should develop seasonal ponds for wildlife eg frog and newt breeding sites These would be enormously useful in educational terms for studies of biology, geology, geography etc) Biodiversity encourages wildlife diversity It is important for wildlife and also to exercise pets. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT PARKS HAVE A LAKE OR POND FOR CREATURES TO CREATE A HABITAT To maintain a diversity in plants and trees to grow. Encourage awareness of biodiversity, plants, insects and animals, and can showcase planting for butterflies and bees etc They can be made to be beautiful with flowers which enhance the biodiversity of an area. Thus bringing in insects, birds bees etc. Without the insect population our food supply dies. HAVE CONSERVATION AREAS TO PROTECT NATIVE PLANTS AND FLOWERS An Open Spaces Strategy for Barnet Appendixes to Strategy Document 197 Biodiversity encourages wildlife diversity It is important for wildlife and also to exercise pets. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT PARKS HAVE A LAKE OR POND FOR CREATURES TO CREATE A HABITAT To maintain a diversity in plants and trees to grow. Encourage awareness of biodiversity, plants, insects and animals, and can showcase planting for butterflies and bees etc They can be made to be beautiful with flowers which enhance the biodiversity of an area. Thus bringing in insects, birds bees etc. Without the insect population our food supply dies. HAVE CONSERVATION AREAS TO PROTECT NATIVE PLANTS AND FLOWERS Dogs I would like bictoria park to have a closed in area where I can train my dog off the lead. It is a great way to socialise my dog in a secure safe environment. Even an agility run for dogs would be great, it’s a wonderful park which is ideal for dog walkers and it is likely to be destroyed with the renovation plans for a new gym to be built there. It’s tragic Excerise and well being for dogs (and their owners) dog walking facilities. 198 An Open Spaces Strategy for Barnet Appendixes to Strategy Document Environment Lots of ways of improving the environment - solar power? Lights that come on at night powered by daytime sun? trees to absorb C2O, noise pollution Green spaces combat air pollution. They are of the utmost importance to humanity and should be left alone I’ve, not sold off or built on. Recycling and green energy wind and solar Adds variety to the townscape Provides areas of tranquillity Parks help to reduce motorway noise. Parks can be a place of reflection and tranquillity away from traffic. Some parks can give people an experience of ‘wild’ nature, rather than just carefully maintained places. An Open Spaces Strategy for Barnet Appendixes to Strategy Document 199 Health Health and mental well-being For those who live in flats etc. They relieve strain in a busy London suburb. Gets children out in the open to run free. Social cohesion. Mental health and wellbeing Social interaction between young and old keeping kids healthy and keeping people stress free Parks are essential for our well being. Gives people the. Chance to feel free especially because most people live in small flats with very confined areas.