Play areas in shaftesbury
The Town Council is proud to provide and maintain a number of play areas for all ages in the town.
- Ash Close – SP7 8RG
- St James Park – SP7 8HE
- Cockrams – SP7 8PF
- Barton Hill – Skateboard Park and Play Area – SP7 8QA
- Wincombe Lane – Trim Trail and Play Area – SP7 8PN
- Gower Road Play Area – SP7 8RU
- Enmore Green – SP7 8LL
Dorset Council maintains two play areas in Shaftesbury – East Green SP7 8FS and Meles Mead SP7 8GD.
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.