Derby Arboretum: Grade II*

 

This urban park is of great historical importance. Designed by the nineteenth century horticulturist John Claudius Loudon, it was opened in 1840. As such, it has claims to be the first public park created in England. 

Recognising its great heritage merit, Derby City Council commissioned Mary Anderson & John Glenn to head a team of consultants to prepare a management and restoration plan for the site. This work, carried out between 1996 and 1998, included an historical and arboricultural appraisal of the park, and a community survey. Detailed plans and extensive written specifications of the proposed restoration were prepared by the practice and the projected costs for the scheme were produced by Quantity Surveyors, Thompson's of Peterborough.  All of this work formed part of a successful submission to the Heritage Lottery Fund, by Derby City Council.