Play Lane Millennium Green

Play Lane Millennium Green, with many other sites throughout the UK, was created in 1999 to mark the Millennium. Money was raised locally and match funded by the Millennium Commission.
The Green, originally a field belonging to a smallholding, had not been cultivated since the 1970’s. This allowed acorns from the old mother oak to germinate, resulting in a small oak wood, which we are now developing into mixed woodland to provide a wider variety of food for wild life. There are copses of hazel, four walnuts, field maple, rowan and wild service trees.
In 2005 a pond was dug and is now home to newts, dragon flies and frogs. The Butterfly meadow is kept clear of brambles and in the summer, is alive with butterflies, hover flies and other insects. All foliage is cut and removed in the autumn to create the less nutritious soil favoured by wild flowers. Yellow rattle was planted and this has now self-seeded for several years.
Limestone chipped footpaths are well used by local inhabitants, many of whom help with litter picking, fire watching and general surveillance of the Green.
The Trustees’ aim is to ensure that the Green continues to provide a welcoming habitat for all wildlife and a peaceful haven for local people.