Barker's Bush Trails Master Plan

Thank you for your participation! Please view the Barker's Bush Trails Master Plan.

The County of Brant is creating a Trails Master Plan for Barker’s Bush. The woodlot and open space is located west of Lion’s Park in Paris within the Nith River Peninsula. While an informal and extremely well-used trail network already exists within Barker’s Bush, the land use adjacent to the site is changing rapidly and a clear strategy for the trail system is required in order to protect and enhance this resource. The County has retained WSP Canada Inc. to support the creation of the Trails Master Plan that will reflect usage trends, community values and available resources.

The following objectives will guide the creation of the Trails Master Plan:

• Defining the area of Barker’s Bush, including location of boundaries, internal and external trail amenities and areas for specific usage;
• Management of existing and future user conflicts;
• Protecting the integrity of the natural environment; and
• Identifying potential amenity upgrades while preserving the existing look and feel.

The Foundations and Mapping Report can be viewed online at brant.ca/FoundationsandMappingReport or downloaded below.

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A public meeting was held on December 15, 2021. Thank you to everyone who attended. If you missed the meeting, please view the recorded virtual public meeting.