Stratford sub Castle Village Website
Salisbury, Wiltshire UK

The Environment Agency has published its latest Newsletter, reporting on progress to date. More pathways and play areas alongside the river have recently been opened, happily coinciding with the school summer holidays. Screenshot of page one of the 4-page newsletter. Download the complete document below. In February 2023, the Stratford sub Castle Guild arranged a talk by the Environment Agency's Project Manager Andy Wallis, to inform local residents of the plans. You can r

The latest Newsletter from the Riverpark team includes details of two free guided walks to discover the inspiration behind the artworks and explore the River Park from a fresh perspective. For more details and to book your place for 'The Art of Salisbury River Park' on either Friday 19 June or Tuesday 30 June, see The Art of Salisbury River Park: Guided Walk | Wiltshire Creative The June River Park Newsletter (3 pages) is shown below, or you can download the PDF version at t

The footbridge over the Avon near Five Rivers Leisure was closed today whilst landscaping and other works were being completed by the Salisbury River Park contractors. A marked pedestrian diversion along Hulse Road lead to the interesting discovery of work in progress, a wooden sculpture of a bull. Recycled disused fence panels form most of its structure, to which small sections of milled Douglas Fir have been added. The artist working on it will paint it black before seeki

Fencing has been erected alongside some of the River Park pathways. A sign explains that this is a temporary measure to allow the planted areas to become established. Wild flowers are flourishing in other areas - see image below taken on 3 June. Earlier newspost 6 May 2026 The April Newsletter is now available, isee screenshot images below. Note that the Newsletter includes a comment that the pedestrian/cyclists' bridge over the Avon near Five RIvers will need to be closed

The good news is that no properties have been flooded during the recent weeks of abnormal rain and river levels. There has been some flooding to the playground on Fisherton Rec and to the cyclepath, both are which are being addressed by the project team. - read the details in the February 2026 Newsletter. Extract from the February 2026 Newsletter The complete Newsletter is available to download below:

Drone footage included in the December 2025 Newsletter shows the progress that has been made! Newletter available to download below: Ed: If you take the Mill Lane route into Salisbury from Stratford sub Castle, the footpaths are quite muddy particularly at the access point to the 'old' boardwalk but after that the new boardwalks and footpaths are clear.

22 October 2025 - Fisherton Rec The River Park October Newsletter describes the work currently planned. Yesterday a new footpath across Fisherton Rec was nearing completion. At the moment the project's website is not available to view but a copy of the Newsletter has kindly been provided by Andy Wallis, (Salisbury River Park Project Lead) and can be downloaded below. page 1 of the PDF document - click the PDF download button above to view all 5 pages.

Near The Maltings some reconstruction of the weirs is taking place - explanation in the notice below. Image 8 May. Further up river...

UPDATE After several 'fully booked' dates, an extra tour date has been added: Monday 17 February and at the time of writing this, there...

A new walk 'Stratford sub Castle to the new Riverpark boardwalks', has been added to the website's collection of local walks. The...

Added January 2025 Did you know that you can walk to the new boardway from Stratford sub Castle? Details here:...

The route into town from Stratford sub Castle for walkers and cyclists has become more straightforward this week. There is now access to...

The Boardwalk is temporarily closed at its southern end, within sight of the Information Board for the Avon Valley Nature Reserve....

When walking from Stratford along the boardwalk through the Avon Valley Nature Reserve, although there is still a pedestrian diversion to...

An abundance of plants destined for beds and borders alongside the river, have been delivered. As footpaths and cycleways gradually...