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Harleston Greenspace
Greenspace News
Grapevine Article - October
The weather has recently been kinder, and the ground is becoming easier to manage. We plan to carry out more weeding to the Miyawaki forest to better control the intrusive Russian vine. We have been busy promoting the Meadow and engaging with the local community through a variety of events and activities. On August Bank Holiday Monday, we attended the Harleston and Waveney Festival with an information display about the Meadow. It was wonderful to meet so many people, share n
Oct 1
Grapevine Article - September
It has been extremely hot weather, but the meadow is surviving. It is wonderful what nature can do for herself. However, she does need some help at times. We are planning to remove the weeds and top up the mulch to the Miyawaki forest area when it is not quite as hot, and the ground is not baked hard. There will be the equivalent of about 200 small bags of mulch to lay. So, if you can spare some time to wheelbarrow much, and help protect our mini forest it will be greatly a
Sep 1
Grapevine Article - August
There was a steady flow of visitors to the meadow during our bioblitz day in June, many of which were visiting for the first time. People were very positive and wanted to learn more about wildlife and what we are doing at the site. It was also encouraging to see enthusiastic youngsters who just wanted to learn more. We recorded 149 species of birds, plants, insects, and animals on the meadow during the day. This is an amazing start for our records. We will soon publish a
Aug 1
Cutting back Brambles
Many thanks to Ben Grief, project manager of Dove Meadow in Dickleburgh, for brush cutting the brambles and thistles which were encroaching on our Miyawaki forest. Without intervention they would have invaded and strangled our trees. The next task is to remove those that have managed to get into the mini forest.
Jul 2
Grapevine Article - July
It has been a very busy time. We held two action days. Firstly, an Introduction to Wildlife Recording where we learned how to identify and record what we see in the natural world, even at home. We are looking to add a monitoring section to our website. This was followed by the ‘Bioblitz Day’ where we held sessions in search of birds, moths, butterflies, flowers, and bats at the meadow. Thank you to Norfolk Wildlife Trust for running the event and to everyone who turned up
Jul 1
Grapevine Article - November
Exciting news! After months of hard work, reems of paperwork, planning and funding applications, it is official; Harleston Greenspace CIC are the proud custodians of the meadow on Rushall Road; a new community greenspace secured for local people, by local people. Our planning application for conversion of the grassland from agricultural use to public amenity space was unanimously approved by South Norfolk Council on 24 September and we have a management use agreement. Over th
Grapevine Article - October
We have some very good news. Our application for funding from South Norfolk Council was successful. We have been awarded £10,000 pounds for our project at Rushall Road. We have also secured a free tree pack from the Woodland Trust. We have been out and about explaining our plans. Last month we gave a presentation to residents of Terrence Airey Court. It was a very enjoyable afternoon with many questions and offers for help. We held an exhibition charting the progress of
Planning Application Approved
South Norfolk today approved the planning application for ch ange of use from agricultural to land for community use. Cllr Trevor Graham: "This is a well thought through proposal, with much support. It was compiled with input and agreement from many environmental bodies: Norfolk Wildlife Trust; The Conservation Volunteers; Waveney Volunteers for Nature; Climate Change Research Centre at UEA; and the Waveney Bird Club. The local school is looking to include the site in their
Our Plans Receive Funding
SNC today sent a letter 'We are pleased to inform you that in principle, the Application has been successful in achieving grant funding. South Norfolk Council (SNC) has agreed to make an award of £10,000 to fund the planting of a mini forests and the creation of a circular path'. This is an extract from a revised EOI which was prepared and agreed by local people and representatives from environmental bodies. The next step is approval of the planning application on 24 Septembe
Grapevine Article - September
Harleston Greenspace CIC is up and running. We are discussing an agreement to manage the site at Rushall Road, and our planning application is registered on the South Norfolk Council planning portal. Please add your support: https://tinyurl.com/ourgreenplan . Every positive comment will help. We held a meeting with representatives from the environmental groups involved in the project to discuss ideas in more detail and have submitted our full application for funding to South
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