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Listen: Unforgettable Gardens project in Thurrock

5th January 2021
Posted by Johnny Jenkins

The Land of the Fanns Landscape Partnership Scheme is working with Essex Gardens Trust on a new project to record the many precious green spaces across Thurrock. 

The five-year Land of the Fanns Landscape Partnership Scheme’s aim is to inspire people to discover and explore their local landscape, strengthening attachment to the land and enhancing enjoyment of it, by revealing the heritage and natural beauty all around. Spreading over east London and south west Essex, the Land of the Fanns is a fascinating and diverse landscape full of historic and environmental hidden gems such as the many green spaces which have a history now forgotten and overlooked. 

Unforgettable Gardens’ focus is the garden heritage of Thurrock. It offers new opportunities for more volunteers to join the research team and become detectives uncovering and highlighting the treasures in the local landscape, many of which are in danger of being overlooked.  Everyone is welcome to become involved.  Some experience in research would be helpful, but guidance and mentoring are offered to all the team; existing skills can be strengthened and new skills learned.  As with the research done for the 50 Fabulous Features report, work on the project can continue despite current restrictions.

Johnny spoke to Twigs Way, project leader and Phil Lobley, volunteer for the project: