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This Pocket Park was a former brickyard. It contains a huge pond and marshland in the area where clay for the bricks was formerly dug. It was previously overgrown with willows and filled with fly-tipped materials.
The landowner, having failed to get planning permission to build, agreed to sell the land for £20,000. Following an assessment by the District Valuer, this was reduced to £5,000.
The site is now a natural haven, which gives visitors the feeling of discovering a secret and magical place. Volunteers under the guidance of BTCV have laid the boundary hedge. There are legally-protected Great Crested Newts in the pond and a wealth of birdlife in the trees.
A picnic bench on top of a sloping bank provides a charming view over the water and trees. A 'Bridge of Joy' has been installed across part of the pond to honour the late Joy Townsend, the original Pocket Park Co-ordinator.
'Through the Pocket Parks Officer the scheme provides the stimulus and expert knowledge which is needed for the local management groups to carry on their voluntary activities sensibly and successfully. It provides a vital link with important sources of knowledge and information. We are encouraged by the interest shown by regular visits by the Pocket Parks Officer.'
Ivor Floyd - Brickle Pocket Park Co-ordinator
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