The northern fork of the trail continues between Ōtehā Stream and Lucas Creek until it crosses the former and enters Kell Park. Albert and Naomi Kells had owned a small orchard on this property until 1977, when they sold it to the Takapuna City Council for use as a park. The esplanade, meanwhile, had been acquired by the County of Waitemata for the same purpose in 1958. These were merged in 1984 to create Kell Park. Throughout the 1990s, the park was improved with the addition of a playground, pedestrian paths and boardwalks, and connections to adjacent parks and reserves. A sculpture titled ‘Flax Trader’, made in memory of Daniel Clucas and the early flax industry, overlooks the park. Kell park had a large population of free-range Bantam chicken for over 30 years, however as Albany became increasingly urbanised, the chickens were increasingly unpopular, and became the victims of ongoing cruelty, and plans were made for their removal. The Albany Village Business Association was disappointed by the removal of the chickens as they had been seen as an attraction to the aread