Friends of Brandywine Springs

08/20/2026

Hello Friends! The Friends of Brandywine Springs appreciates the community support of the park visitors. You can help the County efforts to make our park safer by using this county app to report a condition that needs attention. Here is some information from the County web page and the link to the app:
https://www.newcastlede.gov/1955/Maintenance-Requests

Maintenance Requests
My-NCC Park MaintenanceCall 911 for Public Safety Emergencies

My-NCC is a public application enabling residents and visitors to submit non-emergency park maintenance service requests with a few clicks on your phone when you're inside one of the 251 regional and community parks operated by New Castle County.

You can submit service requests 24/7/365 or reach us Monday through Friday 7 am to 3 pm (except holidays) to address your park maintenance concerns. You can also create a My-NCC account to follow the progress and receive completion notices, or you can submit requests anonymously. Account display names are public, but your email will never be displayed publicly.

Common Request Types
High weeds and grass
Broken playground equipment
Graffiti / vandalism in a park
Ways To Submit a Request
Submit a New Request using the interactive map on this page
Download the free My-NCC mobile app, available from Android and Apple marketplaces
Email [email protected]
Call Park Maintenance at 302-395-5720

New Castle County Department of Public Works Maintenance Requests

08/04/2026

Hello Friends!
The August meeting is coming up on Sunday August 9 at 7PM at Greenbank Mill, 500 Greenbank Road. Parking is behind the mill or in the adjacent parking lot on Greenbank Road next to the railroad tracks. Please join us in this new location. We love when our FB friends pop in to attend our meetings!
Our next meetings for 2026 are: August 9, September 20, October 11, November 8, December 6. Thank you for your support!

A Great Blue Heron is a regular sight in Lake Washington.

07/30/2026

Come join the Friends of Brandywine Springs this Sunday August 2 at the Auburn Heights Marshall Steam Museum Steaming Day from 12:30- 4:30 PM. Check our table top display of photos, park memorabilia, Larry Anderson Prints, Books, and postcard collection . Hear the latest updates from our member staff about the Walking Trail Improvement project underway now. Here is our newest photo sign installed this month marking location of the Toboggan Slide Roller Coaster.

07/06/2026

Hello Friends!
The July meeting is coming up on Sunday July 12 at 7PM at Greenbank Mill, 500 Greenbank Road. Parking is behind the mill or in the adjacent parking lot on Greenbank Road next to the railroad tracks. Please join us in this new location. Our next meetings for 2026 are: August 9, September 20, October 11, November 8, December 6. We hope you will be able to attend our monthly meetings. You do not have to be a member to support our group by attending our meetings or following us on Facebook. We feel the support from the public but if you would like to express your support in the most meaningful way, please consider becoming a member!! Log onto our website and make a copy of the application form and mail it to us!! www.fobsde.org...............
Echoes of the past remain in place! In the photo, several wood trolley ties with spikes in place were uncovered in a section along the lake service road during the new trail construction. The construction company adjusted the coverage of that section of the trail surface, leaving the history in place.

06/06/2026

Hello Friends of Brandywine Springs!!
The June meeting is coming up Sunday June 14 at 7 PM at the Greenbank Mill, 500 Greenbank Road. Parking is behind the mill or in the adjacent parking lot on Greenbank Road next to the railroad tracks. Please join us in this new location.
Our next meetings for 2026 are: June14, July 12, August 9, September 20, October 11, November 8, December 6.
Trail construction is underway at the park. It will be handicap accessible and feature a lake loop trail with bridge over the spillway dam and connect to a trail along the boardwalk amusement sites. Her are a couple of views of trail sections as of June 5, 2026

04/29/2026

The Friends of Brandywine Springs will be attending Train Day on May 3, 12:30-4:30. We will have our history display and the latest information about the Walking Trail Improvement project. See https://auburnheights.org/visit/train-day/ for information about the activities

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04/29/2026

The Friends of Brandywine Springs will greet the visitors at Marshall Steam Museum on their upcoming event: Train Day at Auburn Heights on Sunday May 3, from 12:30-4:30. We will be sharing the history of the Brandywine Springs Park and sharing information about the Walking Trail Improvement Project that will be under construction very soon. Please join us for this fun filled afternoon!

Marshall Steam Museum

04/29/2026

Hello Friends of Brandywine Springs!!
The May meeting is coming up this Sunday May 3 at 7 PM at the Greenbank Mill, 500 Greenbank Road. Parking is behind the mill or in the adjacent parking lot on Greenbank Road next to the railroad tracks. Please join us in this new location.

Our next meetings for 2026 are: May 3, June14, July 12, August 9, September 20, October 11, November 8, December 6.

04/06/2026

The April meeting of the Friends of Brandywine Springs is this coming Sunday April 12 at 7PM. Our monthly meetings will take place in a new location starting with our April meeting. We will meet at the Green Bank Mill in the hall of the historic grist mill, 500 Greenbank Road, Wilmington DE. Parking is behind the mill or in the adjacent parking lot on Greenbank Road next to the railroad tracks. We will be reviewing the reports from the County Parks Department regarding the upcoming construction start up of the Walking Trail Improvement Project. We hope you have a chance to enjoy some of the recent Spring time weather in the park. Lots of spring flowers are in bloom. Spring is here on the island in Lake Washington as a pair of Canada Geese tend a nest in the Forsythia blooms. (look closely in the center of the photo to find mother goose sitting on the nest in the yellow blooms near the edge of the island)