The Thomas Bushby Pond is named after Thomas Bushby who at the age of 23 had moved to Carlisle and was employed as a designer with Hudson Scott and Sons. His employers encouraged him in his painting, and his work which featured scenes from Rickerby Park, Wreay and Brisco attracted a lot of attention. His landscapes and rural scenes characterised by their pastel and light colouration were exhibited at the Royal Academy, the Royal Society of Arts, the Royal Cambrian Academy, the Royal Institute, the Walker Art Gallery, the Liverpool, and the Carlisle Art Gallery.
The design of the area around Thomas Bushby Pond is very similar to that of Susanna Blamire Pond. However, it is larger in its scale.
The proposed woodland planting contains native coniferous species, native broadleaf trees, and shrub species. Most of this space will also be sown with a species-rich native grass and wildflower mix, along with native marginal and aquatic planting around the pond.