TASBURGH
PARISH COUNCIL

Location

​Burrfeld Park can be found in Low Road.

 

We really hope you enjoy visiting this wildlife haven and take a moment to appreciate the tranquility, birds and other natural wonders the park has to offer.

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History

 

The name Burrfeld comes from the old English spelling of the Borough Field which stretched from Low Road up to the Hill Fort enclosure and would have been farmed collectively in strips by all the villagers. 

 

From Tudor times villages were made responsible for maintaining all their roads, and Burrfeld Park was the site of one of the pits which provided stone and gravel for that purpose. When the village common land was enclosed in 1818, the stone pit was awarded to The Surveyors of the Highways in Tasburgh, but by 1840 it had been worked out and was let to a market gardener.

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Ownership passed from the Surveyors to Depwade Rural District Council in 1894 when it took over responsibility for local roads, and then in 1972 to South Norfolk District Council who continued letting the land to a local shopkeeper for rearing turkeys and chickens, and producing eggs for his shop. After he died, the Council returned the land to the village as a Charity of which the Parish Council is now the trustee.

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Since 2007 the Parish Council, with the aid of grants, has demolished the old poultry sheds, built the walkways and planted the trees and shrubs to create Burrfeld Park as a facility for the whole village to enjoy. The Park is now maintained by a group of volunteers as a haven for local wildlife.

 

Burrfeld Park is a relaxing, tranquil area of natural interest. The site has a number of features, which are eminently suitable for the kind of development which continues. For example, there are a number of mature native species of trees and shrubs, which can be trimmed and added too. There is a wet area which is a haven for a wide selection of both animals and plants appropriate to this type of habitat. Traditional English fruit trees have been planted to create an orchard area.

The main body of the site is made up of a wild flower meadow with species selected not only for their individual beauty but also for the butterflies and other insects which they attract. The banks surrounding the site are quite steep in places but it has been possible to plant them up with a range of trees and shrubs and still leave them available to the quite large population of burrowing animals.

For more information, or to offer assistance to help maintain the park or perhaps you are interested in being a member of the Advisory Group please contact The Clerk for more details. 

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