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McKendry Park

Last Modified: 21-2-2019 4:36

McKendry Park, Springlands
McKendry Park, Springlands
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McKendry Park is part of a former commercial orchard in Springlands, Blenheim that has been preserved as a public reserve.

Bounded on the west by Springlands School playground, the reserve is accessible off Coleman's Road via aptly named Orchard Lane.

Purchased by the Marlborough District Council in April 1996, and named after former Blenheim Borough Council councillor and later Marlborough mayor from 1986-1995, the reserve has extensive plantings of heritage fruit trees including walnuts, quince and plums.

Public are entitled to collect fruit for their own use, provided it is not sold. 

In addition to fruit trees, the reserve has over 10,000 daffodil bulbs, most originally imported from Holland in the 1930s by Stewart Clouston, a member of the family that formerly owned the land. A variety of other bulbs are also found in the reserve. Picking of flowers is not permitted.

Ducks from neighbouring Murphy's Creek can frequently be found wandering around the reserve.

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McKendry Park. (2019) Retrieved March, 29, 2024, from https://www.marlboroughonline.co.nz/marlborough/information/recreation/parks-and-reserves/mckendry-park/

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