VISITORS to a popular area of Swansea’s Singleton Park will have even more to enjoy this summer.
Swansea Council plans to improve the boating lake and introduce a range of other improvements.
Work is due to start this month (March 2025) and will take several weeks during which time the area will remain open to all.
Council cabinet member Robert Francis-Davies said: “Our parks right across Swansea are loved by residents and visitors – and the boating lake area is a big favourite with families.
“We’ve recently improved the crazy golf course there, plan to introduce four giant model dinosaurs and, last year (2024), introduced new pedaloes. We updated the play area in 2021.
“The result of our work over the coming weeks will be a cleaner lake for wildlife and recreation, deeper water for boats and more opportunities for education.
“Elsewhere in Singleton Park, we’re improving drainage to help stage large-scale music events.”
Improvements to the boating lake over the coming weeks will include the removal of silt, mud and other materials that has accumulated in the lake over time, the creation of an outdoor education area and the installation of three wildlife information boards.
The desilting exercise will be non-invasive and will see water from the lake pumped through filtration bags which will be in place for a number of months.
It will improve water quality, create more oxygen and allow more sunlight into the lake.
It will create a better environment for fish, amphibians and invertebrates.
The learning area – to be called Nature Corner at the Lake – will be put up near the lake’s landing area.
Visiting groups will be able to sit and learn there.
The council will provide an activity sheet to reflect the lake’s wildlife that includes mallards, kingfishers, grey herons, greylag geese and the occasional otter. The space will be free to hire.
The information boards will be placed around the lake showcasing details of the wildlife, promoting education and engaging with visitors interested in local wildlife.
Funding for the new work comes from the UK Government’s Shared Prosperity Fund and the Welsh Government’s Local Places for Nature grant.
