I never said I was offended by the idea of Children running around! They can run around all they like but at the end of the the day its an area designated to dogs off leads and if you don't want your children to be near dogs then its best to keep them away from there. It is a lovely field but it is in the back corner of the park away from the Cafe and other park amenities and its the only place locally that gives permission for dogs to be off lead and where they can run around. There are lots other parks in the area where you can take children that do not allow dogs of leads or even allow dogs. You mention that you saw two lots of dog poo on the landscaped slopes in front of the sunken garden you should report it to a park official and then maybe something would be done about it. I think if more people reported things like dogs of leads and dog owners not picking up poo then something would be done about it.