Popes Meadow - Binfield, Bracknell
About Popes Meadow - Binfield, Bracknell
Once part of the grounds of Pope’s Manor, this small 13. 7 acres of established parkland located in Binfield, Berkshire (RG42 4BA).
Popes Meadow - Binfield, Bracknell Description
Pope’s Meadow was officially opened to the public in 1985 for informal recreation.
Location: St Mark's Road, Binfield, Berkshire, RG42 4BA (51. 4224055, -0. 7884407).
The site is named after Binfield’s most famous resident, the poet Alexander Pope (1688-1744) who lived in Pope’s Manor adjacent to the site. Known for such works as ‘Pastorals’, ‘Essay on Criticism’ and ‘The Rape of the Lock’, Pope sang in the local choir and is also remembered locally for his poems on Windsor Forest and the River Lodden. Much of his work was written while living in the village. A grove of beech trees called Pope’s Wood to the south of the village and the surrounding landscape is where the poet is said to have gained a great deal of inspiration. The private grounds of Pope’s Manor are opened to the public once a year. For a list of activities please see our events webpage.
Pope’s Meadow is a haven for wildlife consisting of open wood pasture, pond and copse.
The pasture area is managed as a traditional hay meadow and is home to wildflowers, insects and small mammals. The large trees of the parkland (some of which are veteran) are mostly common or pedunculate oak, although there are also limes and conifers and a mixed hedge of native species. The pond is essential for supporting a variety of wildlife including, frogs, toads, damselflies and dragonflies.
The copse mainly consists of holly, oak, hawthorn, and hazel which provides good shelter for birds such as chaffinch, blackbird, thrush and robin. Shade-loving plants such as wood sorrel and bluebells can be found in the understorey and decaying wood is host to a wide variety of fungi.
Other management measures to try and encourage wildlife include the installation of stag beetle loggeries, bird boxes and hibernation places for toads called hibernacula.
(Source: http://www. bracknell-forest. gov. uk /popesmeadow)
Reviews
That is just PURE LAZINESS 😒☹️
This hat and scooter 🛴 have been left at the park
A group of Canadian Geese have moved into the pond .
The baby frogs have emerged so please mind your step around the pond area 🐸
The last section of footpath is finally finished and Popes Meadow can now be circumnavigated without getting muddy 👍
You’ll be glad to know the new open plan play area was officially finished this morning.
The new park is beginning to take shape 👏
The play area will unfortunately be closed for a few weeks while it is replaced with a shiny new one! - this was supposed to happen in March but the supplier has had issues.
The footpaths are nearly finished 👍 ☀️
A list of walks around Berkshire to see Bluebells this spring, although the Popes Meadow mention probably refers to Pockets Copse (Bluebell Woods)
You know it’s been a wet April when the pond “bursts it’s banks” ☔️ 🌧 roll on summer 🌞
The new footpath is rapidly weaving its way around the park.
Work has begun to build a safe, dry footpath around Popes Meadow.
More Hedge Laying at Popes Meadow being carried out by the Berkshire Conservation Volunteers 👍
To learn more about their group please visit http://www.berkshire-conservation-volunte ers.org.uk/
Berkshire Conservation Volunteers
Went here today to do a photoshoot today. Perfect! Quiet and plenty of backdrops
Great new play park with lovely, well thought out equipment for smaller children. Flooring was great with little humps for kids to run up and down. Only request is to fence it off, whilst we were there a large dog ran up to my little one and scared her. Be great if we had fences so children could play without being scared, and dog walkers could happily let dogs off the lead, without worrying about the kids. Apart from that a really welcome improvement to the local area.
A great place for dog walking, nature photography, a picnic, or a small children's play area,