Posts on Long Meadow

If you have seen, or heard about, posts being erected on Long Meadow you may be wondering what is going on. The answer is simple. When Abbey Farm was put up for sale, the estate agents subdivided the land into three lots: Croft Close Set-aside, Abbey Farm farmhouse and its grounds and Long Meadow. The agents fixed the boundary between the Abbey Farm farmhouse lot and Long Meadow by projecting the hedge line that runs to the west of Abbey Farm across the meadow.

A condition of sale to Abbey Fields was the erection of a fence along this boundary across Long Meadow. This line has been agreed on the ground between Abbey Farm’s new owners and our Abbey Fields team. So, the short answer is that a fence is being built along the boundary of the Abbey Field’s part of Long Meadow in accordance with a contract obligation that arose from the sale negotiations.

The good news is that the well-established pathway around the meadow will not be affected by the fence. Soon the fence will weather, and we hope will not distract from people’s enjoyment of this lovely meadow.

Fence at Long Meadow completed

A warm autumn day was just what was needed for the team working to complete the fence at Long Meadow.

We are very grateful to Michael and John Watson, Chris Jones and Steve Newman for their fantastic efforts over a long day. Passers-by gave encouragement and voiced their appreciation of the workmanship. The result of all the hard work is a good-looking fence which as it weathers will blend in well.

No sooner had the last rails been nailed in place than our local wildlife took possession. Common Darter dragonflies found the top rail an ideal vantage point. A Small Copper butterfly also visited to rest briefly in the sun.