Shinfield sport and recreation

The University is committed to supporting and encouraging active travel across Shinfield. This plan highlights the existing and proposed active travel routes alongside areas for recreational and wildlife walks.

Active travel plan

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• What are your thoughts on the active travel plan?
• What else would you like to see to support and encourage active travel?

The High Copse pavilion and pitches are currently under construction due for completion in Autumn 2023, providing a brand new sports facility, cricket pitch and two football pitches. Once completed, the facilities will be managed and operated by Shinfield Parish Council.

High Copse pavilion and pitches

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• What are your thoughts on the High Copse pavilion and pitches?

The University has put forward proposals for a further six sports pitches as part of a Reserved Matters application for the site. These are located adjacent to the north of High Copse pavilion and pitches.

Northern pitches

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• What type of sport should the pitches support?
• What are your thoughts about the proposed additional six pitches?

The Manor Sports Pavilion and pitches are due to be completed and operational by Spring 2023. At this point they will be managed by Shinfield Parish Council.

Manor Sports Field plan

Manor Pavillion plan

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• What are your thoughts on the Manor Sports pavilion and pitches?

Shinfield Parish Council are currently looking to provide an increased range of sports facilities at Millworth Lane Recreation Ground. Current thoughts include additional tennis courts, a netball court, a basketball court and a pump track for cyclists.

Millworth Lane Recreation Ground plan

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• What sports facilities would you like to see at Millworth Lane Recreation Ground?

The University is obliged to provide 16 traditional allotments but would like to propose a more ambitious community growing garden. This could include school allotment plots, an outdoor learning area, a nursery for woodland trees and a community orchard. There is also the potential to provide a park next to the community growing garden. The concept plans below show potential ideas; the University wants to hear resident views on these spaces.

Community Growing Garden plan

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• What are your thoughts on the community growing garden and park?
• What would you like included in these spaces?
• Would you be interested in participating to create these spaces?

Langley Mead is just over 18 hectares of countryside along the banks of the River Loddon. It is accessible to the public for recreation and enjoyment as Suitable Alternative Natural Greenspace (SANG).

The site has been the subject of an ongoing project to restore agricultural land back into the biodiverse landscape that once existed here. The aim is to create an area that provides a visually stimulating, attractive and educational environment for local people to visit and to enjoy, as well as habitats for a range of wild plants and animals to contribute to visual interest, amenity and environmental conservation.

The site is managed by the University to maximise the benefits for both wildlife and people. 

The Langley Mead SANG extension is currently being delivered in phases, due for completion in 2026.

Langley Mead SANG plan

Langley Mead SANG extension plan

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• What would make Langley Mead SANG an even better space for the community?

The Ridge Suitable Alternative Natural Greenspace (SANG) sits above the High Copse sports facilities and proposed Northern Pitches. This biodiverse landscape is for local people to visit and enjoy, and provides habitats for a range of wild plants. Planting for the Ridge SANG is due to be completed in Summer 2023.

There is also the potential for recreation space between the Ridge SANG and the proposed Northern Pitches. The University wants your views on how that space could be used.

Ridge SANG plan

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• What would make the Ridge SANG an even better space for the community?
• What would you like to see in the potential recreation space?

The Tree for Life Garden is a new initiative offering parents the opportunity to mark the birth or adoption of their child by planting a fruit tree. The scheme would also increase the range of trees, provide fruit that could be distributed to the community and create a more attractive environment.

The Tree for Life Garden is in an early conceptual stage and the University wants to develop this scheme in partnership with local residents. 

Ridge SANG plan

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• What are your thoughts on this scheme?
• What type of trees would you like to see planted?