Registered Charity No 1039787

Member of the Open Spaces Society

Southampton Commons and Parks

Protection Society

©2008 SCAPPS

©2008 SCAPPS

Avenue Lands, Bassett Green, Bitterne Common, Central Parks. Hum Hole, Itchen Valley Conservation Area, Lordswood Greenway, Mayfield Park, Mayflower Park, Millbrook Recreation Ground, Millers Pond, Monks Brook Greenway, Pear Tree Green, Portswood Recreation Ground, Queens Park & Vokes Gardens, Riverside Park, Rockstone Place (Little Mongers), Rollesbrook Valley, Shirley Ponds, Shirley Recreation Ground, Shoreburs Greenway. Southampton Common, Sports Centre, Veracity Ground, Weston Lane, Westwood Country Park, and others.

We are regularly consulted on, and respond to local planning applications affecting Southampton's green spaces. We liaise with the other local amenity societies over matters of mutual interest.

Southampton Commons and Parks Protection Society (SCAPPS) was founded shortly after the national Commons Preservation Society's fight in the 1860s against enclosures of common land in the London area.

SCAPPS has similar aims, which are to protect Southampton's Commons and Parks from damage and encroachment. (It started life under a different name but has used its current title from at least 1960) The Society brings together a cross section of citizens committed to the well-being of our City's green public spaces which include:

About Us

TOWN QUAY PARK

Thank you to everyone who attended the public meeting at the Stella Maris Centre in St Michael's Square, Bugle Street on Tuesday February 23rd .

There was a lot of interest, with 120 people present and three councillors. Local residents are now setting up a 'Friends of Town Quay Park ' group.