Finding your way: exploring urban park users’ engagement with a wayfinding intervention through intercept go-along interviews

Figures & data

Figure 1. (Left) a map of Delapré Park with the locations of the newly installed wayfinding and walking route highlighted. (Right) An example of the wayfinding signs.

Figure 2. Heatmap of the English index of multiple deprivation 2019 within Northampton, England. Black outline shows the location of Delapré Park. Freely used from: https://research.mysociety.org/sites/imd2019/area/la-northampton-borough-council/lsoa/.

Table 1. Interview participants details.

Interview No.	Participant(s)	Sex	Age	Ethnicity	Additional contextual information
1	Gerald	Male	Adult	White	Couple walking together, visiting the park for last 6 months.
	Sophie	Female	Adult	White
2	Jo	Female	Senior	White	Couple walking together, visiting the park for several years.
	Tom	Male	Senior	White
3	Lucy	Female	Senior	White	Two friends walking together, first time visiting in over a year but are familiar with the park.
	Sarah	Female	Senior	White
4	Tony	Male	Senior	White	Couple walking together, visiting the park together for 2 years, but Tony has been using it for 20-30 years.
	Lydia	Female	Senior	White
5	Steve	Male	Adult	White	Walking alone with dogs, been using park for this purpose for over 10 years.
6	Emma	Female	Adult	White	Wheelchair user, visiting the park with her dog and uses the park daily.
7	Mairi	Female	Adult	White	Walking alone with her dog, visiting the park every day for the past 5 years.
8	Simon	Male	Senior	White	Two siblings who grew up in the area, used the space frequently as children, visiting on this occasion to catch up and reminisce.
	Sharon	Female	Senior	White
9	Jim	Male	Senior	White	Couple walking together, visiting the park at least once a fortnight for the past 12 months.
	Kirsty	Female	Senior	White
10	Karen	Female	Adult	White	Walking alone during a break from work, uses the space very regularly.
11	Laura	Female	Adult	White	Two friends using the park, visiting every day for the past 6 years.
	Katherine	Female	Adult	White
12	Alison	Female	Adult	White	Walking dog in the park, regular park user.
13	Mandy	Female	Adult	White	Two friends walking together, first time visiting.
	Debbie	Female	Adult	White
14	Susan	Female	Adult	White	A group on an organised mental health walk, with one facilitator and two participants. Susan was the walk facilitator. All of the group use the space on average once a week.
	Liz	Female	Adult	White
	Margret	Female	Adult	White
15	Brett	Male	Senior	White	A local visiting the park to walk dog, knows the area but only uses the park occasionally.
16	Luke	Male	Adult	White	A couple walking with their child, have been visiting the park roughly once a month for the past 8 years
	Chloe	Female	Adult	White
	Louise	Female	Child	White

Table 2. Main and subordinate themes from analysis.

1. Wayfinding intervention perspectives	a. Positive responses to wayfinding intervention b. Tailoring interventions for space users
2. Increasing greenspace engagement	a. Facilities and management b. Community voice and ownership c. Perceived safety barriers
3. Greenspace attractions	a. Green versus urban spaces
4. Perceived benefits to greenspace use	a. Well-being and connectedness b. A mental health resource

Data availability statement

All anonymised data underpinning this article are available upon request.