Maidenhead Great Park

The vision of a new park for the community

Can local democracy save our greenspace?

By engaging in our democracy, we can make our views heard and influence government at a local and national level. We can vote in local and national elections, write to our MP and local councillors, take part in government consultations, sign petitions, and attend demonstrations, council meetings, etc. People place…

‘Tree-bilee’ campaign highlights the importance of trees and greenspace

People across the UK are being urged to plant trees to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022. The Queen’s Green Canopy (CGC) initiative launched by the Prince of Wales today will make three million free saplings available for schools and community groups1. The Prince has warned of an “alarmingly…

Build on brownfield, and not our greenspace

Covid has accelerated home shopping and home working trends, and yesterday the BBC reported that almost all the 50 biggest UK employers they questioned have said they do not plan to bring staff back to the office full-time1. Even before the pandemic hit, CPRE’s ‘State of the brownfield 2019’ report…

Biodiversity on Maidenhead Golf Course

The 132 acres of green belt land currently leased by Maidenhead Golf Club is home to thousands of trees, hedges, wild flowers and funghi, all supporting a rich array of wildlife. There are roe and muntjac deer, foxes, green woodpeckers, greater and lesser spotted woodpeckers, many types of woodland birds…

The golf course remains in the Borough Local Plan

Following the publication of the planning inspector’s ‘post-hearings advice letter’ last week, which leaves the golf course land in the Borough Local Plan, the Maidenhead Great Park campaign group pledges to continue to fight to save this greenspace. Lead petitioner, Tina Quadrino, says: “Although the council still has some work…

Why building on the golf course doesn’t fit with our climate strategy

Around half the 53 hectare (131-acre) area occupied by Maidenhead Golf Course is wooded, locking up over 10,000 tonnes of carbon and providing a green lung for the people of Maidenhead. As the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead (RBWM) has identified in its own Environment & Climate strategy,1 ‘the…