Well Street Common

Well Street Common is an attractive and popular site in the south of Hackney with an impressive selection of London plane and chestnut trees. It’s designated common land and is used for community events and activities throughout the year.

To find out about how the park is managed, see our management plan (PDF 12mb)

Amenities

• community orchard
• children’s play area
• trim trail

Barbecues

Barbecues are not allowed in Well Street Common.

Dogs

Dogs are not allowed in the play area. If your dogs are behaving aggressively or causing damage, or are out of your control, council officers have the power to request that you put them on leads. More information on dogs in parks.

User group

Well Street Common user group organise the annual community festival. More information

Play improvements

Work to improve the play area on Well street Common has been completed.

We are waiting for the new grass on site to grow before we reopen the play area. We hope to reopen the play area in mid-March.

View the consultation report, the original designs and the updated designs:

View consultation report (google doc).

View play area designs (PDF 9mb).

View updated design (PDF 394kb).

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