点评:This is a fantastic example of one of those Victorian parks with plentiful greenery and plantings, delightful water-features, a large lake, attractive wildlife and many and varied thoughtful amenities.
On a pleasant afternoon you will see parents with their kids having a picnic, or playing in the well-equipped play area, or maybe just kicking a ball around. Sprightly pensioners have plenty of winding paths to mooch their pooches, and ornithologists of varying levels seem to gain pleasure watching and photographing the resident swans, geese, ducks, moorhens, not to forget the seagulls!
Of course there is crazy golf, a friendly cafe selling refreshing drinks, hot and cold food and delicious ice-creams and cakes, and an historic astronomical observatory which is open to the public frequently.
Regular visitors find the whole park a delight and return time after time.
Sadly, though, of late, a new species has appeared to disturb the gentle relaxed atmosphere. At weekends and during the school holidays, youths on mountain bikes now hurtle around with no care or consideration for other visitors. Not content with scaring guests on the paths, they have decided to turn the park into their own off-road rally centre, and can often be seen armed with shovels and other implements to enable them to construct pits and dirt jumps between the trees and ornamental shrubs.
I hope something can be done to prevent the decline of this wonderful local treasure.
翻译:这是维多利亚时代公园的典范,绿植繁茂,水景宜人,湖泊浩瀚,野生动物种类繁多,设施齐全,应有尽有。
在宜人的午后,您会看到父母带着孩子们野餐,或在设施齐全的游乐区玩耍,又或只是踢踢球。活力四射的退休老人可以在蜿蜒的小路上遛狗,不同水平的鸟类学家似乎都乐于观察和拍摄园内栖息的天鹅、鹅、鸭子、黑水鸡,当然还有海鸥!
当然,这里还有疯狂高尔夫球场、一家供应清凉饮品、冷热食品、美味冰淇淋和蛋糕的温馨咖啡馆,以及一座定期向公众开放的历史悠久的天文台。
常客们会觉得整个公园令人赏心悦目,一次又一次地回到这里。
然而,令人遗憾的是,最近出现了一种新物种,打破了这片宁静轻松的氛围。周末和学校假期,年轻人骑着山地自行车四处飞驰,丝毫不顾及其他游客。他们不满足于在路上吓唬游客,还决定把公园变成自己的越野拉力赛中心。经常可以看到他们手持铲子和其他工具,在树木和观赏灌木之间挖坑、挖土。
我希望能够采取措施,阻止这片美丽的本地瑰宝逐渐衰落。