A huge thank you to those who literally got their hands dirty and helped plant the saplings the Parish Council received from the Woodland Trust. We now have a replacement hedge along a large section of the Jubilee Recreation Field roadside boundary. It mainly comprises of hawthorn and blackthorn with some hazel and rowan too. (Hopefully the birds will love it).
Due to the removal of the old hedge we needed to erect a fence to keep the area safely enclosed from the road, it is not the prettiest of fences but will soon be hidden by the hedge.
There are now some silver birch by the edge of the Pinfold; they are in the area previously used by a resident to dispose of their garden waste. Please be aware that leaving rubbish of any sort in such an area is fly-tipping and against the law. Should anyone be seen fly-tipping the Parish Council will report them.
In addition to the hedge we have also planted a small copse of goat willow, a patch of dog wood and filled in along the other boundaries of the playing area with silver birch, downie birch and rowan. Following along the line of the hedge in the football area (if anyone knows where one of our football nets has gone please can you get in touch) we now have 5 cherry trees, these will eventually, they are tiny, replicate the beauty of the cherries outside the church, village hall and school.
All we can do now is keep our fingers crossed that all the saplings grow!
