Nantes Before summer, the city installed a tree-climbing garden

Le Figaro Nantes

Soon, young and old will be able to gather height in Nantes. The tree climbing project is the subject of a tender announced by the municipality on November 25. It should see the light of day “Mid 2023” Crapa Park, located on the island of Nantes, confirms FigaroCecil Beer, Parks and Gardens Assistant at Nantes Municipality.

“Two years ago, we were contacted by a company specializing in installing courses on trees. We decided to visit Chartres and we were convinced”, tracks the selected. If interest caught the eye of city services, all that remained was to choose a place. Crapa Park, located at the eastern end of the Île de Nantes (part of the extension of the Hôtel de Région), was quickly turned off.

“A need was found on this site because it’s a place that doesn’t always live well.”, suggests Cecil Beer. Available games are described as: “scheduled” and barbecues “Built by the same people” which sometimes leads to problems of public tranquility. Furthermore, apart from the tree climbing installation, Krapa Park will be a subject of a “total recovery” He announces the chosen one in 2024. A budget of 200,000 euros is planned, particularly for the installation of new games. Development around the park, “which sometimes looks like great pools of mud” will also be revised to facilitate access.

Limited footprint

As for climbing a tree, the number of routes of which has not yet been specified, he contacted “All ages, girls and boys”, marks the selected one. Its footprint must be limited. Land which will initially be provided free of charge to the future manager on a renewable lease of up to 10 years. Instead, construction works and operation of the site will be at his expense. “It’s a project that costs the community 0 euros. As with Bateau-Lavoir, the operator must pay us a percentage of the profits or a fixed amount., explains Cecil Beer. The final solution is still being discussed.

Even if the adventure park will be private, the city of Nantes has set strict technical conditions to avoid financial or environmental changes. “There is no question of damaging the treesstates an elected official for parks and gardens. For pricing, we will also ensure that it remains available. » The idea is also to allocate special watches for school groups.

“This climbing course can also be integrated into the Carte Blanche system (it is intended for low-income residents of Nantes and offers cultural and sports entertainment at discounted prices, Ed.) “, consider the chosen one. Nothing has been decided on this matter yet.