New 20-acre park set to be built at Waverley housing development
A new green space named Highwall Park is set to open later this year - at the former site of Orgreave Colliery
A new park is set to open later this year at Waverley, the growing development built on the former Orgreave Colliery site.
The 20-acre green space, named Highwall Park in a nod to the area’s mining heritage, will run through the heart of the development.
It will connect Olive Lane, Waverley’s high street, to the Waverley Lakes, providing residents with access to landscaped walkways, wildlife-friendly ponds, cycling routes, play areas and open spaces for sport and leisure.
Harworth, the master developer behind Waverley, has appointed Rotherham-based Sky High Trees & Grounds Maintenance Services to carry out the landscaping. The first phase of the park is expected to open later in 2025.
Peter Massie, Harworth’s national director of development, said the park had always been central to the company’s vision for Waverley. “We’ve worked hard over the past year to prepare this complex brownfield site for transformation. It’s exciting to be at the stage where we can bring this new green space to life.”
Local firm Sky High said it was proud to be involved in creating what it called “a brilliant new space for the community.”
The park is being developed in three phases, shaped by feedback gathered during a community consultation held last year. Harworth also worked with Sheffield Hallam University and design consultants PWP to develop the plans.
Elsewhere in Waverley, the Olive Lane high street is open, with more shops and services on the way. A new GP surgery will open this summer, and Waverley Junior Academy will expand this September.