We have planted about 500 trees in one of our fields. Paths have been cut through the natural grasses and wild flowers, a Prayer Labyrinth has been created and a restored statue of Our Lady has been re-sited at the end of an avenue of hornbeams. The ten sturdy oak benches are now in place which various parishioners helped to fund.   Much of the Matt's Wood development has been paid for by a friend of the community in memory of her son, Matt - hence the name. We are grateful to all who have helped to create this lovely environment. It is already a place of beauty and peace - people are beginning to use it for quiet walks. It is our hope that it will continue to grow and be used as a peaceful, reflective place.

 

PHOTOS OF MATT'S WOOD - APRIL 2009

 

 

The trees are flourishing in the Matt's Wood development. The photo above shows the outdoor shrine to Our Lady.

For more photos please click on the thumbnails below:

 

 

 

 

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For photos of the September 2008 Blessing of Matt's Wood, including the labyrinth, the vineyard,

and new outside shrine statue click here

A butterfly among the wild flowers in Matt's Wood - August 2008

 

PHOTOS - AUGUST 2008

Above are photos of our olive trees. Below you can see the first acorns on one of our oak trees.

PHOTOS - JUNE 2008

On Saturday 7 June 2008 a new series of photos were taken showing the development of our Woodland Field. Please click here

Prayer Labyrinth

On Saturday 26 April we created a labyrinth of logs as part of our woodland field development. Please click here to go to our labyrinth webpage.

Photos from our Woodland Field - 4 April 2008

Horse chestnut	Olives	Silver birch	Weeping willow

October 2007

Click on the thumbnails below for pictures of our newly-developed Woodland Field

Below are views of the marked-out Woodland Field before planting

The above photos show the preparation of the ground in readiness for the four acres of trees and woodland walks in the field opposite the Priory, to the south of School Lane. 

Below are photos of of the tree felling

Below are some views of the field before it was marked out for development.