Braunston - Jetty Field
This is now Pocket Park - a small park that has many different areas. The main field shows evidence of medieval ridge and furrow cultivation and is grassland with several wide cut paths and a lime avenue leading down to the canal. There's a spinney where native trees are being planted to replace the old ornamental ones as they die. The birds, bugs and bees area is closed to visitors; alongside this are the allotments. The garden area has paths, a stream, boggy area, flower beds and bird and bat boxes. It's amazing what can be fitted into a relatively small area.
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