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I planted several of those, a few years ago.
If you walked up Sandridge Road, it is more pleasant in the spring, when the trees have alternate pink and white blossom, planted about 100 years ago to recall the colours of the Wars of the Roses. You would have gone past the site of the Second Battle of St Albans about 550 years ago - Warwick's force were distributed towards the centre of St Albans, on Bernard's Heath and towards Sandridge. The Spencer family still own land here, inherited from when the future Duke of Marlborough married a local girl, Sarah Jennings.
If I recall, you went to the Abbey earlier this year, but you missed the visit of the Lincoln copy of Magna Carta a few months ago. It has its 800th anniversary soon.
Andrew | 05.11.13 - 7:30 a.m. | #
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Looking at the map/plan of the new woods I notice an area set aside for orchard planting. Glad to see that as I think at one time Hertfordshire was a large apple growing county.
Lets hope any old Oak trees do not get Acute Oak Decline and likewise the Ash trees do not get Ash dieback. I can remember when England had many Elm trees.They died from Dutch Elm disease.
John | 05.11.13 - 7:43 a.m. | #
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As invented names go for invented developments, Heartwood for a forest (in Herts!) has echoes of Prince Charles's Poundbury to it. Still, there has to be an element of 'branded product' for it to thrive in these times.
Nico | 05.11.13 - 7:56 a.m. | #
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And now, spot the differences between today's and yesterday's post!
Greg | 05.11.13 - 9:32 a.m. | #
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Nico (7.56)
Poundbury is well chosen as a name and the site is next to Poundbury Bronze Age Hill Fort just outside Dorchester. That is of course about all that is well-chosen about the development.
HowardGWR | 05.11.13 - 1:56 p.m. | #
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I never did understand all these green/environmental projects with poor or non-existent public transport links. What's the point of trying to save the planet if you have to drive there?
Karen | Homepage | 05.11.13 - 2:08 p.m. | #
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There were some adverse comments in the local press about the "synthetic" name. http://www.hertsad.co.uk/herts-life/letters/synthetic_name_1_290145
I quite like it.
Andrew | 05.11.13 - 6:04 p.m. | #
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Why not combine an invented development with an invented environmental feature? You could call it "poundland" and staff it with volunteers ... erm, ...
Brock | 05.11.13 - 7:05 p.m. | #
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A general lack of trees doesn't seem to be considered a problem in the New Forest...
Paul | 06.11.13 - 1:32 p.m. | #
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