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Non-dog section on the Green

Daisy33Daisy33 Posts: 1,031
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I have a Green in front of my house. 4 years ago. to much angst a small playground was made...some swings, a slide, a little roundabout, a pirate lookout. The angst died down as it usually does, but now started again, after some vicious dog attacks.

The entire playground has been surrounded by fencing to stop dogs getting in. I am afraid our local dog owners are not always responsible, neither for crap collection or more worryingly about safety for others. :(

Is there some other way of keeping dogs away from children on small green/parks?

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  • raisingirlraisingirl Posts: 7,093
    No, not really. Free running dogs are very good at getting through hedges - even thorny ones. Mine won't walk through stinging nettles but many dogs wouldn't even notice them. Best bet is to plant small trees to screen the fences but leave enough gap so the fence can be checked for holes and maintained.
    Gardening on the edge of Exmoor, in Devon

    “It's still magic even if you know how it's done.” 
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Screening fences isn't always a good idea ... children are safer if everyone can see clearly what's going on in the play area ... sadly, hidden areas can attract people who wish to hide from public view ... whether it's to abuse themselves or others  :(

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • raisingirlraisingirl Posts: 7,093
    yes fair point  :(
    Gardening on the edge of Exmoor, in Devon

    “It's still magic even if you know how it's done.” 
  • Dave HumbyDave Humby Posts: 1,145
    Daisy33 said:

    The entire playground has been surrounded by fencing to stop dogs getting in. I am afraid our local dog owners are not always responsible, neither for crap collection or more worryingly about safety for others. :(

    Is there some other way of keeping dogs away from children on small green/parks?
    I'm not quite sure what you are asking as it seems there is a fence there already?

    It's a council owned site by the sounds of it. Has it been declared a dog-free site? are there signs to that effect? If so, all you can hope is that responsible dog owners adhere to the signage. It seems it is the Council's responsibility to address any issues that exist rather than individuals.
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  • JellyfireJellyfire Posts: 1,139
    edited June 2018
    It sounds like all the necessary measures are already in place, presuming the fence is actually dog proof and the problems have been with people taking their dogs in, so you're basically reliant upon people being responsible, which is wishful thinking sadly. As suggested above I think all you can now do is try and report people abusing the current measures and hope the council/police take action against them. Are there 'no dogs' signs in the actual playground area?
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