The West Park Stray has started to turn green again after months of mud. The sight of green shoots will be welcome for many who have missed the space.

Harrogate Borough Council started reseeding work just over a week ago and the results are already starting to show.

The work is set to be complete by September. The council's leader promised that it will be back "better than ever."

West Park Stray remains closed off with orange netting around the site. It allows for the seeds to germinate and also for the footpath repairs.

Read more:

• Why the Stray repairs contract was given under 'urgent circumstances'


• When local contractors questioned the decision to bring in Glendale


• How much will it cost to repair West Park Stray?

• £38,105 for repairs to grassed areas of West Park Stray


• £65,385 for pavement, footpaths, Heras fencing, bedding and verge repairs, reinstatement of bins and benches plus any additional council work


• £20,156 to fix longstanding drainage issues


• £6,325 project management and delivery costs

Yorkshire 2019, the organisers of the UCI World Cycling Championships, has agreed to pay £35,500 to help restore the Stray.

The council's decision to outsource to Glendale Services was met with fierce criticism from local contractors who said they were “disgusted” they weren’t invited to tender.

It awarded the contract to the Lancashire-based contractors under "urgent circumstances" seven months after the UCI.