Conservation
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Dead hedges & ditches
This past Wednesday, a group of 65 gallant volunteers from Arup‘s environmental team came to Horsenden for an afternoon of conservation and farm volunteering activities. They split into three teams: […]
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Hedgelaying progress on Horsenden Lane North
This section was finished in the first week of December – here are some photos showing the progress. We generally follow these steps: With this section finished we’ve made a […]
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Woodland management: thinning and horse logging
Horsenden Hill woods is ancient woodland – woodland that has existed and persisted for more than 400 hundred years. Ancient woodland is precious natural habitat that supports many species of […]
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Hedgelaying season has begun!
The first hedgelaying day of the season was held this weekend! An intro day with Clive Leeke, with a great group who did a fab job. This was a tricky […]
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Locklear’s Wood
A new woodland is being planned for an area of Horsenden West, in memory of Lorence Locklear, who loved Horsenden and before his untimely death in 2020 would draw creative […]
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Looking after the hedges of Horsenden Lane North
Calling local nature lovers & aspiring hedgelayers – Horsenden wants YOU! We’ve got a big task ahead of us, and all the help we can get is appreciated. Horsenden Lane […]
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Rohais Woods
Until last summer, these woods on the south-west side of the lane were pretty much impenetrable and were blighted by large quantities of fly-tipping and litter. The woodland was dark […]
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Developing and designing for biodiversity and good management
Horsenden has seen much innovation and development over the last few years. Creating new woodlands and orchards, deploying a working horse to assist with woodland management, managing and caring for […]
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Horsenden Heritage Orchard a new orchard for Horsenden!
An overgrown and unkempt area of woodland has been transformed into an orchard. Left to its own devices for years, this is the latest development in our plans to plant […]
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Clearing the ground for new orchard
A new orchard is set to be planted at Horsenden in Spring 2022. On Friday 8 October the Horsenden orchardeers began the serious business of clearing the overgrown area where […]