Bushfield Down Supporters Group

Working to preserve
Bushfield Down
and its surrounding area

VILLAGE GREEN APPLICATION FOR BUSHFIELD DOWN
(see the Open Spaces Society for details of Village Green rights)

UPDATE
An application for the registration of the Bushfield area as a Town or Village Green under Section 15
of the 2006 Commons Act was submitted to Hampshire County Council on Monday 30th June 2008

THANKS
We would like to thank EVERYONE for your support! A large number of local residents have been involved providing material for the application, from witness statements to photographs and other evidence of use of the land. 

More than 80 people provided evidence of having taken part in 'as of right lawful sports and pastimes - without force, without stealth or secrecy, and without permission' on the land for many years - with one respondent providing evidence of having used the area since 1941!

SUBMISSION
Bushfield Down Supporters Group members submitting
the application at Hampshire County Council offices



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Supporters' Meeting - Whitechute Ridge. Saturday 7th June 2008

A very successful meeting was held on Saturday, 7th June with approx. 50 people attending. John Pilkington, well-known local travel writer and broadcaster, emphasised the importance of the application in the wider context of preservation and access to the area

     
Photographs of the 7th June meeting
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ABOUT BUSHFIELD

Bushfield Down is an area of outstanding natural beauty on the edge of four quite densely populated residential areas to the south of Winchester, Hampshire.

Bushfield Down offers extraordinary access to an open space filled with wild flowers and inhabited by many forms of wildlife. It is an area that provides a very special kind of freedom to local people who run, walk their dogs, explore with their children, and engage in other recreational activities.

Quite specific to the area are  the wonderful views of Winchester. From Bushfield Down you can see the 800-year old St Cross Church, the 900-year old Winchester Cathedral, St Catherine's Hill with its Iron Age earth works and many areas of Winchester.

Local residents of the area surrounding Bushfield Down are working to preserve their right to use this area for recreation. Please contact us if you would like more information or if you would like to join the Bushfield Down supporters group in working to retain access to this beautiful area.

Email contact:  villagegreen@bushfielddown.co.uk

Click here for details of the BIRDS ON BUSHFIELD DOWN