 Dogs can no longer be taken into a number of play areas and open spaces in Newark and Sherwood in a bid to make sure people look after their pets in public spaces. A series of Dog Control Orders (DCOs) came into force in Newark and Sherwood on April 7 which stop pet owners taking their dogs into certain public spaces across the district. This is not a complete ban of dogs in parks. The DCOs, introduced by the council under section 55 of The Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005, stop pet owners taking their dogs into more than 70 designated sites throughout the district, predominately play areas, fields and open spaces. This equates to approximately just 8% of all the natural space which is publically accessible in the district. The orders also mean the council’s animal welfare officers, park rangers, and police community support officers can issue on-the-spot fines of £75 for breaches of the specific orders, as well as failure to remove dog faeces from all relevant land within the Newark and Sherwood district. Those who dispute a fixed penalty notice in court could face a maximum fine of £1,000. The council has worked with parish councils which requested these orders based on their specific knowledge of their local area. The new orders will enable the council to exercise more controls over dog fouling and on owners who allow their dogs to get out of control. Dogs are now excluded from: Grove Street Play Area, Balderton;
Mead Way Play Area, Balderton;
Southfields Play Area, Balderton;
Worthington Road Play Area, Balderton;
Play Area, Coronation Street Playing Field, Balderton;
Brewery Playing Field, Kirklington Road, Bilsthorpe;
Crompton Road Playing Field, Bilsthorpe;
Children’s Play Area adjacent to Crompton Road Playing Field, Bilsthorpe;
Play Area, Blidworth;
Community Centre, Mansfield Road, Blidworth;
Marriott Lane Playing Field, Blidworth;
Playground, Sherwood Avenue, Blidworth;
Greenwood Crescent Play Area, Boughton;
Village Playing Field, Caunton;
Dodsley Way Play Area, Clipstone;
Hilcote Drive Play Area, Clipstone;
Vicar Water Country Park (enclosed play area), Clipstone;
Thorpe Close Playing Field (enclosed play area), Coddington;
Thorpe Oaks Playing Field, (enclosed play area), Coddington;
Swinderby Road Playing Field, Collingham;
Playground to the rear of 38 to 48 Henton Road, Edwinstowe;
Fourth Avenue Play Area, Edwinstowe;
Sherwood Fields, Sixth Avenue, Edwinstowe;
Village Playing Field, Epperstone;
Children’s Playground, Marsh Lane, Farndon;
Parfitt Drive Play Area, Farnsfield;
Wilson’s Field, Station Lane, Farnsfield;
Station Lane Playground, Farnsfield;
Morton Recreation Ground, Fiskerton- cum-Morton;
School Playing Field, Halam;
Playing Field, Kneeton View, Hoveringham;
St Michael’s Churchyard and Cemetery, Gonalston Lane, Hoveringham;
Beckitt’s Field, Bathley Lane, Little Carlton;
Playing Field, Main Street, Kirton;
Village Green, Kneesall;
Car Park /Play Area, Kneesall;
Sports Ground and Play Area, The Bar, Laxton;
Southwell Road Sports Ground, Lowdham;
Playing Field at the rear of Village Hall, Main Street, Lowdham;
Old Tannery Drive (enclosed play area), Lowdham;
Enclosed Children’s Play Area, Main Street, Lowdham;
Lowdham Cemetery, Lowdham;
Tolney Lane Playground, Newark;
Beaumond Gardens (enclosed Bowling Green), Newark;
Sherwood Avenue Bowling Green and Tennis Courts, Newark;
Sherwood Avenue (enclosed sunken games area and children’s playground), Newark;
Sconce Hills and Devon Park Children’s Playground, Boundary Road, Newark;
Riverside Park (enclosed play area), Tolney Lane, Newark;
Cleveland Square Playing Field (enclosed play area), Newark;
Lawrence Street Play Area, Newark;
Cherry Holt Playing Field (enclosed play area), Newark;
Fleming Drive Playing Field (enclosed play area), Newark;
Bridge Community Centre Playing Field (enclosed play area), Newark;
Linseed Avenue Play Area, Newark;
Edgehill Drive Play Area, Newark;
Newbury Road Play Area, Newark;
Syerston Way,(enclosed play area), Newark;
Children’s Play Area, Stepnall Heights, New Ollerton;
Children’s Play Area, Central Park, Sherwood Energy Village, New Ollerton;
Children’s Play Area, rear of 2 to 16 Poplar Street, New Ollerton;
Playing Field, Caunton Road, Norwell;
The War Memorial, Main Street, Ollerton Village;
Children’s Play Area, Main Street, Oxton;
2 Acre Playing Field, rear of Village Hall, Staythorpe Road, Rolleston;
Jubilee Garden, Rolleston; Norwood Gardens Play Area, Southwell;
Enclosed Toddler’s Play Area, Memorial Park, Southwell;
Centenary Playing Fields, Southwell;
Playground, Church Lane, South Scarle;
Recreation Ground, Grassthorpe Road, Sutton-on-Trent;
Walesby Village Hall Grounds, Walesby and Potter Lane Play Area, Wellow. Dogs must also now be kept on leads at Mount Road Cemetery, Balderton; Lakeside, Balderton; playground to the rear of 90 to 96 Henton Road, Edwinstowe; Village Green, Main Street, Fiskerton- cum-Morton; Riverside Footpath, Fiskerton-cum-Morton; Halam Churchyard, Church Lane, Halam; London Road Cemetery, Newark; Village Hall, Staythorpe Road, Rolleston and the playing field behind the former Minster School, Church Street, Southwell. The orders also specify that a person cannot take more than six dogs on leads onto Marsh Lane playing field, Farndon, and Village Green, Main Street and Riverside Footpath in Fiskerton-cum-Morton. Where practicable, signs warning dog owners about the new orders will be displayed in areas to which the provisions apply. If you would like to contact your parish council for more information on your local area, click here. Full information on the dog control orders is available on this website. |
