Sherfield Park Conservation Group

We are a group of volunteers who help manage the variety of habitats within the
Sherfield Park area, including woodland such as Petty’s Copse, and various meadows and waterways, in the interest of biodiversity.

About Sherfield Park
Once a plantation for timber crop and agricultural land, Sherfield Park is now
amazing habitat for various birds and wildflowers. At the beginning of 2024
volunteers planted 1,000 native trees on the old Larches’ plantation, which is already
producing some amazing species of fungi and invertebrates.

What do we do?
During the winter months the group carry out coppicing in the woodlands, remove
scrub from the meadows and keep on top of reed and bankside management in the
waterways. During the spring and summer months, the group remove invasive species,
run ecological surveys and events for the community.