Friends of Chaddesden Wood
-- ANCIENT OAK WOODLAND --
WELCOME TO FRIENDS OF CHADDESDEN WOOD
JGP Properties have put in a new planning application for 150 houses on ‘Land North of Chaddesden Wood’ (South of Lime Lane), even though their previous application was rejected, following the recommendation from Derby City Council's Planning Officers.
The application is almost identical to their previous one, but many documents appear to have been updated, at least in terms of their submission date.
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Our response to the Planning Application is on our News page now.
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To place an objection to this development, please click this shortened link: https://bit.ly/DCC-Planning, to go to the City Councils ePlanning page.
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Objections must be submitted by Tuesday 20 August
Formed in February 2010 with just nine members, the voluntary group now has over 200 names on the mailing list. The committee structure was formalised in February 2011, with the primary objectives of implementing the Management Plan recommendations, keeping records of wildlife on the site, securing grants and holding public awareness events.
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In July 2017, a record number of parks and green spaces collected Green Flag Awards. Chaddesden Wood Local Nature Reserve in Oakwood was one of those sites and as such has been recognised by the Green Flag Award Scheme as one of the very best in the world. We received our 2023/2024 award in July this year. The woodland is among a record-breaking 1,797 UK parks and green spaces that received a prestigious Green Flag Community Award – the mark of a quality park or green space. This international award, now into its third decade, is a sign to the public that the space boasts the highest possible environmental standards, is beautifully maintained and has excellent visitor facilities.
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In 2018 we received a £2000.00 grant from the Postcode Local Trust, a grant-giving charity funded entirely by players of Peoples Postcode Lottery, to start a hedgelaying project to improve the south eastern boundary of the wood as identified in the Management Plan for the woods.
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www.postcodelocaltrust.org.uk www.postcodelottery.co.uk
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ANCIENT WOODLAND
Chaddesden Wood is special because it is one of two ancient woodlands in the city of Derby. "Ancient" means it has been continuousy wooded for at least 400 years. It covers nine hectares, or 23 acres. Acquired by Derby City Council in November 1990, it was declared A Local Nature Reserve (LNR) in April 1991 ...
EXPLORE THE AREA
In addition to the pathway walk around Chaddesden Wood, there are three additional local walks of varying lengths, all identified by waymarkers around the area. The circular walks are named Acorn, Bluebell, Lime and Kings. Download our guides today ...