Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire
600 homes refused by the committee opposite Whippendell Wood — the developer is appealing to the Planning Inspectorate.
Find it on the map: open in OpenStreetMap →
600 homes could take the green belt north of Little Green Lane.
Planning ref: 24/2073/OUT →iOne tap, no account, no email — the field keeps a ledger of its friends. Be the first to defend this field
“You can't protect a field you've never loved. Stand with this one — and bring someone to meet it.”
The meadow doesn't end at the hedge. Around it stands a whole village that has stood with her for a thousand years — the church on the hill, the hall where they dance, the swings where they squeal. Go on, make a day of it. The field will still be here when you get back. She's very patient.
A common and a nineteenth-century orchard — veteran fruit trees, wildflowers and hedgerows, and the home of the Croxley Revels, a midsummer fair that's been going for over a hundred years.
Find it on the map →The church on the green, with a hall the whole village books — toddlers, line dancing, the lot.
Find it on the map →Football pitches, a multi-use games area and a play area — the everyday green of Croxley Green.
“Look after each other out here. Come in twos and threes, bring a torch if you're about after dark, and keep an eye on the little ones and the slow ones. I'd watch over you myself, but I'm a scarecrow — my watching's mostly for the crows. So you be each other's guardians. That's the village way.”
Objections and public support count at every step — the Local Plan consultation decides which green-belt sites get allocated.
Have your say →Follow the field's progress and hear when Rusty will be along — or volunteer to lend a hand with the field team.
Get involved →There are plenty more in the shire. Send us a meadow you love and Rusty will give it a proper look.
Send a field →The shire is wide, and every field in it deserves a walk.