Maurice Lea Memorial Park, Church Gresley - Poppy Trail Walk

The trail celebrates the history of Maurice Lea Memorial Park in Church Gresley and is one of the first examples of landscape reclamation in the country.  Discover the reason for its name, the changes that have taken place since its
inauguration, the people and their stories associated with the park.

The route should take less than an hour to complete and can be extended to a visit to Sharpe’s Pottery Museum in Swadlincote town centre.

Please keep dogs on leads while following the trail.

Acknowledgements to Shirley Horton, Pauline Key, Dot Morson, Anne Pittam, Graham Nutt and The Magic Attic for their help with photographs and information for the trail, staff and students at the William Allitt School for the design and production of the poppy plaques.