6016 x 4016 px | 50,9 x 34 cm | 20,1 x 13,4 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
17 agosto 2019
Ubicazione:
North Kilworth, Leicestershire, UK
Altre informazioni:
From the North Kilworth parish council webstte: The Millennium Green is an important large tranquil green space in the centre of the village adjacent to the village hall. It was purchased from the Belgrave estate following the establishment of the Heritage Association of North Kilworth in 1999 and is now administered by an independent trust. The site is of archaeological interest. It is likely that a mediaeval manor house stood in the centre of the green and was surrounded by a moat which would have been used as a fish pond. This area has been reinstated with a large pond covering the former moat area. The requirement of ‘access for all’ was met by the creation of a boardwalk. The streams on the northern and southern sides of the Green have been diverted to create a single stream feeding the moat and in turn fed from the Victorian culvert which runs through ‘Along the Bottom’. The moat is fed by these and local springs, these feed the wetlands area known as The Bogs (local green space 10). The Green serves a number of purposes. It is an important wildlife refuge and includes a major badger sett, (one of the largest in Leicestershire), as well as muntjac deer and a range of birds. There are also nesting boxes and a considerable owl population. Management of the site has included tree planting and a board on the wall of the village hall records the trees planted in 2009. It is also a recreational site having safe walkways suitable for older people as well as prams and open areas for children to play. The boardwalk leads into The Bogs and onto Cranmer Lane providing a section of a walking route around the village.
