Parish Paths Partnership
Around 45 attended the evening, hosted by Greensand Trust representative Steve Halton and arranged jointly by the Beds Natural History Society, P3 and Wildlife 2000. Ivan Dunn (ranger) presented slides of the unique plants and trees in Kings' and Baker's Woods, followed by Phil Irving (field officer) with slides on the heathland flora that gave the village its name, plus the wildlife of the local sand quarries. Both are from Stockgrove Country Park. Tea and cakes were served by the WI.
Around twelve H&R parish members set off from the Royal British Legion hut in Thrift Lane for a local walk guided by Martin Caddy, Sandstone Project Officer for the Greensand Trust.
right: the group in Baker's Wood
below left: Martin points out environmentally-sympathetic local construction using Sandstone
below right: Martin attempts to indicate sedimentary layers - unfortunately the speed of sand extraction is such that the evidence of layers had already been lost since his last visit
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