The new leash free zone has taken some of the pressure off the wild area. The evidence for this is the fact that the old path is quite overgrown.
The old path is visible as a mild depression in the undergrowth.
There is a path there somewhere.
The lack of dogs and humans is also helpful to new plantings that are part of the rehabilitation of the former staging area. The bags at the base of some of the trees are containers which allow water to be released slowly (I always wondered). The brand name is Tree Gator.
New plantings of trees and grass. Our plentiful rainfall this summer is helping. Let’s hope winter ice is kind.
In the meantime, work continues on re-lining the sewage pipes that run along the Humber. The project has blown past its announced completion date of July 2017.
This equipment fire across the river on July 9th may not have helped the project timeline.
Friends of Raymore Park 
Lovely photos
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Very nice pics. I was there recently and noticed how “full” it looked. I put it down to all the rain, but what you say makes complete sense. On my visit the leash free was completely vacant, but it was very hot and, as you’ve said, there’s no shade there whatsoever.
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Thanks Jill. The leash free’s default setting is empty but I would imagine it gets a lot more customers before and after work.
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