Consultation ends today on no-dogs area in Knaresborough park

A consultation into a no-dogs area in a Knaresborough park is set to end today.

Harrogate Borough Council trialled a fenced off area next to the entrance in Jacob Smith Park and asked dog walkers not to go into the space.

It comes after the council received complaints about dogs being let off leads and causing anxiety and injury to children playing in the park.

The 30 acres of parkland was bequeathed to the community of Knaresborough by Winifred Jacob Smith, following her death in 2003.

A public survey into the trial is set to end today.

The borough council said it will then consider a solution to the problem.

It said:

“Following discussions with the trustees of Jacob Smith Park, Friends of Jacob Smith Park, local councillors and users of the park, we have erected a small area of cut grass and temporary fencing to the left of the park entrance to create a dog free space for children to play, and people to have picnics, etc.

“We are asking dog walkers not to take dogs within the fenced area.

“The area is small, taking up less than three per cent of the park’s area so will not make an appreciable difference to the space available for dog walkers and others using the park.”

You can fill in the survey on the trial here. The consultation will close at the end of today.

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