The Town Council is responsible for the maintenance of the following land in Shaftesbury:
- Queen Mother’s Garden – SP7 8AX
- Park Walk – SP7 8JR
- Jubilee Steps – SP7 8JR
- Stoney Path – SP7 8HR
- Pine Walk – SP7 8HR
- Snowdrop Walk (Snowdrop Walk website)
- Barton Hill – SP7 8DQ
- Castle Hill – SP7 8LT
- St James Park – SP7 8HE
- Cockrams, Coppice Street – SP7 8PF
- The Hangings – SP7 8BG (South of Love Lane)
- Snakey Lane
- Boyne Mead
These areas are maintained by the Council’s grounds department on a cyclical basis.
To hire Town Council land, please see the Hall & Land Hire page.
Please email any enquiries to office@shaftesbury-tc.gov.uk
Dog related Public Spaces Protection Orders
On the 23 October 2020 the Dorset Council Dog related Public Spaces Protection Order was made. It came into effect on the 1 January 2021 and will last 3 years. You can view the contents of the order – if you need this document in an accessible format, please do contact us. This supersedes all other Dog Related Orders in the Dorset Council area from the period of enforcement and any byelaw during its life.
The Order states
- owners are to pick up their dog’s poo in all public spaces and dispose of it appropriately
- no dogs are allowed in enclosed children’s play areas or on marked sports pitches
- no dogs are allowed on certain beaches between 1 May and 30 September
- dogs are to be put on a lead when instructed to do so by an authorised officer
- dogs are to be kept on a lead in signposted and identified areas
Areas dogs are to be kept on a lead
- cemeteries, churchyards or graveyards
- council owned allotments
- formal public gardens
- within 5 metres of marked sports pitches
- council owned car parks
- Rodwell Trail Weymouth
- on roads and walkways close to certain beaches
- certain beaches dependent on season
Full details are supplied in the Order along with maps to assist.
