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# £145k project to improve access to Belstead Brook Park
- URL: https://www.ipswich.co.uk/145k-project-to-improve-access-to-belstead-brook-park/
- Published: 2024-11-05T08:14:45.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-16T15:31:11.000Z
- Description: A £145,000 project will create new improved access paths connecting Ipswich's Bourne Park to Belstead Brook Park and the wider countryside.
- Author: Oliver Rouane-Williams
- Tags: News, Councils, Public Spaces, #article, Suffolk County Council, #Import 2026-03-16 14:46

**Why it matters:** The project will improve connectivity between South Ipswich's green spaces and popular attractions while enhancing safety and environmental protection. The scheme also includes measures to boost biodiversity and reduce anti-social behaviour.

**The big picture:** The improvements are part of Suffolk County Council's £2 million Ipswich Investment Fund, which is supporting 13 projects across the town.

![Belstead Brook Park information board](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/1e/291e4b7f-e551-4458-b546-61963954b22f/content/images/2026/03/1730719810-belstead-brook-park-ipswich-1.jpg)

Information board at the entrance to Belstead Brook Park in Ipswich Photo: Oliver Rouane-Williams (Ipswich.co.uk)

**The details:** The project includes:

- New access path from Bourne Park and Stoke Park Drive to Bobbits Lane
- Installation of timber boardwalks
- Path levelling and surfacing
- New fencing and bollards to prevent anti-social behaviour

**Environmental benefits:** Improvements will include the creation of new ponds, additional scrapes and ditches in Bourne Park Reedbeds Nature Reserve and new information boards about local wildlife and habitats.

**Better connections:** The improved access will link residents to:

- Jimmy's Farm
- Suffolk Food Hall
- The Shotley Peninsula
- Alton Water
- Wider countryside areas

**What they’re saying:** Cllr Paul West, Suffolk County Council's cabinet member for Ipswich, operational highways and flooding, said: "It is fantastic to see the progress already being made with these projects as a result of funding committed by Suffolk County Council. There are now 13 projects underway with some fantastic organisations, all working collaboratively for the benefit of Ipswich residents."

**The bottom line:** Work will improve access to green spaces while protecting the environment and deterring anti-social behaviour.

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