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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: log splitters, dead hedge makers, and pond restorers and ditch diggers. Dead hedging: The recent hedgelaying courses and sessions along Horsenden Lane produced a large…

The farm house consultation

Around 40 members of the local community attended a half day workshop at Perivale Library on the 23rd of January 2023 where we engaged in exercises to consider the future of Horsenden Farmhouse. Led by Jake Thorold, Beth Cullen and Lynda O’Hare, the day was extremely productive and some excellent ideas and suggestions emerged. Four…

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 start near the crossing a little further up, and will work backwards, downhill till it joins up with this section. It should make a large…

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