News from Therfield Heath

July Update: The Friends of Therfield Heath and Greens The Friends aim to promote and encourage improvement and conservation of the natural environment and fundraise to support projects on the Heath. All our events are informative, interesting and raise awareness of the unique environment of the Heath. People can be energetic by joining our long

The Friends of Therfield Heath and Greens The Friends Easter Egg Hunt in April was our most successful so far. We are very happy that so many families enjoyed themselves at our fundraising event. A big thank you to our sponsors: Bury Lane Farm Shop, naturally happy dogs, Tesco Extra and the Original Factory Shop.

The Friends of Therfield Heath and Greens Will you help water the new trees? Now it is spring, and the four trees planted by The Friends on the Heath in the autumn need watering once a week. They each need a gallon a week, less if we have a very wet spring, maybe more if

Community News: Therfield Heath & Greens – Bins, Benches & Birds Following advice from Historic England, benches were removed from two scheduled ancient monuments on the Heath. These Bronze Age burial mounds are excellent viewpoints of the surrounding landscape but unfortunately, erosion from footfall was risking the future of these important archaeological features. Scrub is

Therfield Heath Conservation Habitat Management Therfield Heath contains some of the richest chalk grasslands in England and is the largest of this habitat in the county. Most of the site is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest for the diverse and rare chalk grassland species and specific insect species which live there. The conservation