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This was initially an education area Children were introduced to creatures that could be found in the woodland Old tree trunks were piled up as habitat for insects & bugs The area was small but needed regular maintenance There was room however to expand but it was very overgrown. Once…
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I am helping, along with other volunteers, to clear the dense overgrowth of Hawthorne, Blackthorn, Bracken, Nettle & Brambles that have grown up on the side of the south facing rampart and in the ditch below over the last couple of decades. We began work in October 2015 and we will…
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As with all the way marked walks the carriage ride walk begins just beyond the cattle grid after you pass through the visitor reception. Ask for a walk guide at the reception, it’s a free guide that has all the parkland walks mapped out, with simple explanations. Purple signs mounted…
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The walk up to the Hill Fort begins, as do all the way marked walks in the parkland, just beyond the Visitor Reception. Ask for a walks leaflet in the reception and follow the blue route. There is a large map board near the tearoom that shows all the walks;…
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For many decades the skyline at croft has been tree lined with coniferous species; much of this has been commercial forestry owned by the Forestry Commission who have a lease on about 700 acres of the Croft Estate. The current trend throughout the country is to reduce the amount of conifer and…
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When I began volunteering here in 2010, there seemed to be a never ending list of routine jobs that needed doing; as we, a small group of regular volunteers, became more familiar with the 1400 acres of woodland, we began to recognise just how neglected the parkland had become. Whilst working we…
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Croft Castle sits in 1400 acres of Herefordshire Parkland. For many years the parkland itself was managed by a handful of full time rangers; at the time they were called wardens. Management then was undertaken in what you might call a reactive manner, the Rangers would attend to what ever urgent work was needed at any one of…
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This is Croft Castle it stands in about 1400 acres of parkland. There is a spirit about Croft that draws you in, its long history is fascinating but even more so from my point of view are the ancient and veteran trees. The renowned ‘Quarry Oak’ could be as much…
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Croft is also renowned for its avenues of trees the view here is looking west along the Lime Avenue planted in the 1960’s to replace the original Lime Avenue which lined the original drive to the castle. The most notable avenue is the sweet chestnut avenue with it’s links to…
