This park was created by the developers of Heatherton and was formerly known as Richmond Close Open Space.
Friends of Littleover Parks have held several tree and bulb planting sessions with the help of pupils from Derby Moor College and Griffe Field Primary School
We are gradually improving the biodiversity by planting more species of native and wild-life friendly trees, shrubs, and wild-flowers.
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​Thanks to public donations a bench has been installed in the park

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FOLPs have held a number of sessions with helpers planting wildflower plug and sowing seed. The planting list follows :-

BOTANICAL NAME           COMMON NAME          FLOWER
Centaurea  nigra                common knapweed       purple (thistle like) 
Galium  verum                    lady’s bedstraw              yellow (many very small)
Geranium  pratense           meadow cranesbill        blue (open) 
Lathyrus  pratensis            meadow vetchling         yellow (pea like)
Leontodon  hispidus          rough hawkbit                yellow (dandelion like) 
Leucanthemum  vulgare    ox-eye daisy                  white (daisy like)
Primula  veris                      cowslip                          yellow (tube like)
Rumex  acetosa                  common sorrel             red brown (cluster up stalk) 
Stachys officinalis              betony                            purple (cluster) 
Trifolium  pratense             red clover                       red (round cluster)
Centranthus ruber             red valerian                   red (head of small flwrs) 
Eupatorium cannabinum  hemp agrimony               dusky purple (large head) 
Linaria  purpurea                 purple toadflax              purple (up stalk) 
Malva  moschata                  musk mallow                 pink (large open bell) 
Polemonium  caeruleum    Jacob’s ladder                bluey mauve (up stalk) 
Primula  vulgaris                  primrose                        yellow (open ended tube) 
Silene  dioica                        red campion                   pink (open)