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ATF Visit to Black Park and Langley
Park, South Bucks |
Thursday
09 March 2006
Black Park and Langley Park, South Bucks
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The Heritage Lottery fund has pledged nearly
£2m to both these parks as part of a restoration package over the next few
years.
Langley Park, a grade two registered park, is a fine 18th Century designed
landscape with many ancient oaks and
a formal arboretum. These beautiful grounds receive around 360,000 visitors
annually and are a crucial 'green haven' for public use. The restoration
will involve work to the lake thought to have been designed by 'Capability'
Brown and its rare period rhododendron collection . A visitor and resource
centre will be built to provide facilities and the opportunity to further
discover the park's rich heritage.
The park's trees will be conserved, with some of the land returned to
pasture and improved paths and signs to encourage visitors to explore the
area further.
Black Park, is famous as a film set for Pinewood Studios, featuring in The
Mummy Returns, Midsomer Murders and Silent Witness and other favourites,
contains impressive woodlands and lake, a heathland and an Alder Carr Site
of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) The Alder Carr SSSI and improved
public access will benefit from the restoration project. There are also
plans for a safer pedestrian crossing over the A412 main road between the
two parks and archeological areas such as medieval deer park features will
be researched and conserved for the future.
Come and find out how Bucks CC are developing their Heritage Lottery Fund
bid and their restoration ideas and in particular the conservation of the
ancient trees.
Please book on line
Everyone welcome but please book so that we know you will be joining us and
can let you know if the arrangements change at short notice. Click on the
booking form button above. If the form doesn’t work please send in an
email
to the ancient tree forum with your contact details via this web site.
Directions pdf
(12MB)
Meeting arrangements: Thursday 09 March 2006
Meet at 10 for 10.30 am at the Black Park Car Park off Black Park Road,
Wexham Grid Reference TQ 006 829. Do not use the public car park, as car
parking will be available on the day at the Countryside Centre, and will be
clearly signposted from Black Park Road. |
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