Many of Wellingborough’s open spaces are located alongside rivers or brooks that flow through or skirt the Town Centre.
Swanspool Brook, the Nene and Ise Rivers are natural assets which are of high ecological and biodiversity value. Local projects being promoted include the development of the River Ise town and country park, using the floodplain between the existing town and railway and the new development of Stanton Cross to provide a new recreational asset for the whole town.
Refurbishment of Chester House Farm as a visitor attraction and educational centre is also envisaged, allowing for potential large scale excavation of the buried Roman Town.
Significant enhancements are planned to town centre parks, in particular Swanspool Gardens and Pavilion, where improvements will be made to meet the standard required by the Green Flag Award Scheme and set a benchmark for recreational areas across the Borough of Wellingborough.