We need your help as we start work on our ambitious plans for restoring the Park Lane hedge to produce a dense thick hedge offering better habitat for hedgerow species. (Details of our restoration plans and the grant funding supporting this initiative here.)

This autumn we will also be doing preparatory work for the planting of three new trees in the avenue – the next phase in our plans for the avenue.

We are running three sessions over the weekend 12th/13th October to prepare target hedge sections for future replanting*. The preparation includes cutting down and removal of non-hedge plants, such as bramble and ivy, and putting up temporary fencing. Come prepared for some quite demanding physical activity!

We start by the fence at the village end of Long Meadow.

Please register in advance by emailing sitemanagers@abbeyfields.online . This allows us to let you know if the work party has to be cancelled, and also to ask you, if you can, to bring specific tools to suit the planned tasks.

Please come dressed for the weather, with stout footwear and gloves.

* The replanting will be done later in the season when bare-root whips are available. We hope that families will be able to help us with this and will be advertising the date/time as soon as we can.