Brentwood Borough Council is proud to join the nationwide celebration of Love Parks Week, a campaign led by Keep Britain Tidy running from 25 July to 3 August 2025. This annual celebration encourages everyone to step outside, enjoy the outdoors, and appreciate the beauty and benefits of our local parks and green spaces.
Love Parks Week is not only a chance to reconnect with nature but also an opportunity to recognise the dedication of the volunteers and staff who work tirelessly to maintain these vital community spaces.
Councillor Dr Tim Barrett, Brentwood Borough Council’s Chair of Housing, Health and Community Committee, said: “We are lucky that there are lots of parks across the Borough for us to enjoy spending time in. Our parks are the heart of our communities, places where families gather, children play, and residents of all ages can enjoy the peace and beauty of nature. Love Parks Week is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate these spaces and the people who care for them, while encouraging everyone to get outside and explore what’s on their doorstep.”
The Council manages four country parks in the borough including:
- Hutton Country Parkis a local nature reserve and is managed as an area of conservation. The park covers 36 hectares, containing a large area of natural grassland, an area of ancient woodland, pools, wetland and the River Wid, which forms the northerly border. It is an ideal space for scenic strolls, bird watching, dog walking and watching the woodlands transform with bluebells in the Spring.
- St Faith’s Country Parkhas been managed by Brentwood Borough Council since the late 1990’s. This park is conserved to benefit wildlife and biodiversity whilst still allowing informal public access. It covers 16 hectares of open grassland fields bounded by mature hedgerows. Additionally, there is also small areas of scrub, wet woodland, watercourses and ponds.
- At Merrymeade Country Park, the site is an oasis for wildlife close to the town centre and it is therefore managed primarily for nature conservation. The park spreads across 34 hectares and consists of four grassland fields, scrub and a small area of woodland and wetland habitats including a pond and stream.
- Warley Country Park covers 21 hectares of open space for quiet recreation activities. The area includes sizeable sections of naturally colonising secondary woodland, hedgerows, a stream and a pond. The rough grassland is scattered with young tree saplings and the park is home to a variety of bumblebees and butterflies.
To find out more about Brentwood’s country parks and plan your visit Country parks and woodlands page.