Landfilling of commercial and household waste continued until 1994 by which time the site contained four million cubic metres of rubbish.
[1] 850 slow worms were relocated from nearby Ferry Road to Grangemoor Park in 2006 to allow a housing development to go ahead.
The long grasses and small bushes were ideal habitat and the slow worms subsequently settled in the park.
A large sculpture consisting of giant steel chain links was created at the highest point of the park in 2000.
Work began on its construction in early November 2018,[7] and it was unveiled on International Mother Language Day, 21st February 2019.