Harpenden's smaller green spaces and the volunteers who inspired and help maintain them

The historic setting for Harpenden's green spaces

R Ross, 1 March 2018

Location of the sites in the exhibition

R Ross, 1 March 2018

Greenway Spinney

R Ross, 1 March 2018

Southdown Play Areas - Oakley Road

R Ross, 1 March 2018

Southdown Play Areas - Parva Close

R Ross, 1 March 2018

The Nickey Line - who also had additional displays

R Ross, 1 March 2018

Batford Springs Nature Reserve

R Ross, 1 March 2018

Batford Springs - Reed bed

Ian Denholm

Batford Springs - Wet woodland

Ian Denholm

Batford Springs - hay meadow

Ian Denholm

The new HQ for Batford Springs Nature Reserve

Ian Denholm

The Lea Valley & Upper Lea Valley Group

R Ross, 1 March 2018

Pickford Green - Marquis Field - maintained by SADC/HTC

R Ross, 1 March 2018

Batford Green - Gilpin Green

R Ross, 1 March 2018

Lydekker Park

R Ross, 1 March 2018

Hatching Green - Southdown Green

R Ross, 1 March 2018

Crabtree Fields

R Ross, 1 March 2018

Playgrounds maintained by SADC/HTC

R Ross, 1 March 2018

Postponed from 3 March, when Harpenden was deep in snow and chill, the exhibition on 2 June reflected the glorious sun-lit greens, open spaces, nature reserves and hidden corners of Green Harpenden. Organised by John Marlow, Diana Parrott and Rosemary Ross, it featured many local groups, who prepared their own displays:

• Southdown Play Areas Working Group
• Friends of Greenway Spinney and their Facebook page
• Friends of the Nickey Line
• Friends of Lydekker Park
• Batford Springs Volunteers, and the Upper Lea Valley Group

St Albans District Council maintains playgrounds of playing fields at:

• Westfield
• Porters Hill,
• Roundwood Lane (Old Bell)
• Wood End/Kinsbourne Green and
• Oakley Road/Parva Close in association with Southdown Play Areas Working Group,

and open spaces at:

• Gilpin Green
• Southdown Green
• Hatching Green
• Alzey Gardens and
• Crabtree Fields
• (as well as Harpenden Common, Rothamsted Park and Kinsbourne Green Common).

Harpenden Town Council maintains:

• Pickford Corner/ also known at Batford Corner/Green
• Batford Green along Lower Luton Road, with Herts County Council
• Batford Springs and Marquis Playing Fields and playground in association with Batford Springs Volunteers.

The photos of the screens were taken in March and do not show added information and photos. For more details and images, contact the organisations who took part, or the organisers who used photos from the Local History archives.