So far the weather has been fairly kind for the groups of volunteers who have been working so hard , mainly at the Rectory Road fields. Great fun and enthusiasm…
Author: Ralph
A Frosty Day on Rectory Road Farm
A few of us walked a 5 mile leisurely ramble admiring the new plantings and enjoying the sunny crisp day. Frost-covered leaves and cobwebs seemed to take on a new…
Pond Planting with Thames 21
October 18th 2022…A really unexpectedly hot day saw a group of volunteers in Oakwood Park prepared to plant a great selection of water habitat plants in the upper of the…
How many survived???
Mid October 2022. Some of the planted areas did not do too well with the drought probably being the main cause for concern. One of the large areas had been…
Tree Planting Varieties
Many folk we meet across Enfield Chase are fascinated by the large tree planting areas and usually the first question is “What varieties of trees have you planted here” A…
Renewing water habitat edges to several ponds
A warm quite sunny day in early October ’22 at Rectory Road Farm was the scene of some restorative planting around the edges of some of the scrapes, swales and…
ENFIELD CHASE £500K Funding just received…
We are delighted to repost the following article which appeared in the well-informed Enfield Dispatch at the end of September 2022 Enfield Council wins £500k funding for rewilding Enfield Chase…
THORNY SHRUBS / COPPICING & FOOD PRODUCTION FACTS
Thorns and Holly were considered so important to the regeneration of trees that in 1768 a statute was established imposing three months forced labour on anyone found damaging them starting…
INAUGURAL WALK _ Saturday 1st October 2022
INAUGURAL WALK….Our inaugural leisurely stroll took place on Saturday October 1st along the wonderful new Enfield Chase section of London’s orbital pathway: The London Loop. We were delighted to see…
A (Very) potted history of Enfield Chase
Many folk are fascinated by the large swathes of delightful countryside so close to the metropolis and are keen to know its origins so here is a ‘very’ potted background…