Crowthorne and Sandhurst

A woodland area in Sandhurst has been awarded a £9,000 grant to clear scrub, improve access and provide information for visitors.

Sandhurst Town Council successfully applied for the Breathing Spaces grant for Berrybank woodland, near York Town Road, with support from Bracknell Forest Council. The whole project is worth £11,500 and will be delivered with support from local conservation volunteers.

Breathing Spaces is a National Lottery and BBC project which encourages volunteers to improve wildlife areas close to where they live.

Work being planned includes entrance improvements, installing new bat and bird boxes, reinstating a pond and creating a circular path with signage, seating and litter bins.

Chris Smith, Sandhurst Town Council’s Executive Officer, said: "We are looking forward to working with residents to improving Berrybank.

”I hope it will become an oasis for wildlife and a tranquil place for residents to visit.”

Cllr Iain McCracken, Bracknell Forest Council’s Executive Member for Leisure, Corporate Services and Public Protection, said: "Now the grant has been awarded, we will be working with residents and volunteers groups to enhance this important green space.”

”When work is completed, the Berrybank woodland will be a wonderful place for people and wildlife to visit and enjoy.”

Bracknell Forest Council ~ Sandhurst