22 stations across South Ribble's parks network

South Ribble Borough Council manage over 30 parks and open green spaces across the borough. Following a review of their dog fouling strategy in 2022, the green spaces team identified bag infrastructure as the primary gap — enforcement was in place via a PSPO, but there were very few places for dog owners to collect a bag before letting their dog off the lead.

The council approached Dog Bag Stations following a recommendation from a neighbouring authority. After a site survey, we identified 22 locations across six parks for installation. The mix of standard wall-mounted and post-mounted stations was designed to suit the varying infrastructure of each location.

The full installation programme was completed over four days in March 2023. All stations were supplied with an initial roll of bags, and the council registered their account in the customer portal to manage refill scheduling centrally.

Outcome: Green Spaces Officer Sarah Thornton reports that complaints about dog fouling in the parks covered by the stations fell by an estimated 40% in the first six months. The council placed their first annual refill order in September 2023.