After hearing the Trust had signed a legal option to purchase the Elliker Fields, an adjacent landholder who has in the past applied for planning permission for his land has offered us his adjoining woodland and wetland pasture.

With an individual private donation we have been able put down a 10% deposit to sign an option for the purchase of this land, which if we are successful in raising the purchase price will extend the Elliker Fields Nature reserve by a further 2.5 acres. This will add greatly to the diversity of the present area under our management and ownership.

We now have 12 months to raise another £25,000 to make up the shortfall of funds available for this land purchase.

Can we do it again? We hope the community will again support us with our new fund raising project.

We will keep all informed of progress through the Trust website and village publications.

Elliker Field is on the left. The woodland and fen extension to the project are to the right of center.