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| Hannington Pocket Park |
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| A small woodland which has been restored by coppicing and gapping up a hedge, thinning trees and planting a hedgerow. There is a bench suitable for wheelchair users and an information panel. Bat and bird boxes encourage for species to the site. The Park has a variety of wildflowers, a magnificent display of snowdrops and increasing colonies of bluebells and aconites. |
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| Access Point |
| There is good pedestrian and wheelchair access off Holcot Road on the edge of the village. |
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| Rights of Way |
| Bridleway linking Hannington-Holcot Road to A43 (CT8). |
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| Suitability |
| Some access to the Pocket Park is possible for wheelchair users. |
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| History |
| Originally the site was a stone pit, one of three in the village. The gravel, stone and sand taken out of the pits was used for the upkeep of the Parish roads and part of the Northampton Way (present A43). Later the site became allotments. From 1954 Mr Soans of Hannington House rented the 'Triangle' from the Parish and planted trees and woodland flowers. However in 1995 he moved from the village and the parish claimed back the land, which is now wooded with mature trees. |
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| Management Objectives |
| The overall aim of the project is to utilise and develop an area of common land within the village of Hannington for the benefit of the community and as wildlife habitat. Practical objectives are to restore the woodland, create pathways through it and explain its features to visitors. |
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| Special Wildlife |
| Snowdrops, Celandines, Bluebells, Cuckoo Pint, Badgers visit (sett is located elsewhere), Blackbirds, Woodpeckers, Thrushes, Wrens, Finches, Tits, Pheasants, Pipistrelle Bats. |
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| Contact Details |
| For more information contact John Middleton, phone no. t.b.c. |
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| Established : 1996 | |
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| Size :
0.39 acres/0.16 hectares. | |
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| Location :
Hannington Map | |
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| District/Borough :
Daventry | |
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| Grid Reference :
Landranger Series No. 141 SP811707 (Main Access). | |
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| Owned By :
Hannington Parish Council. | |
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| Managed By :
Hannington Pocket Park Group. | |
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| Partners :
Northamptonshire County Council, Daventry District Council, Hannington Parish Council, Countryside Agency, Rural Action. | |
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