Public Places Created by Ickworth’s garden team, it
evokes an atmosphere of an enchanted and mystical cave, which was a fashionable garden feature in Victorian England. The stumps belong to trees that were uprooted during the Second World War, when fields were sown for ‘Dig for Victory’. Their gnarled roots nestle among the largest collection of ferns in East Anglia. This shady spot is a magical escape, especially for children, and is also a perfect habitat for wildlife, including many insects, small mammals and amphibians such as toads. “As custodians of a large green space, we
take our environmental and bio diversity commitments very seriously. We recently installed a bio-mass boiler, using fuel sourced entirely on site. It powers the central heating system and provides hot water for the West Wing and ‘tick over’ heat for the main Mansion. We are continually thinning the softwood plantations across the estate and replacing them with broadleaf deciduous trees, so we have an ample supply of fuel. We have a contractor to remove the trees, chip it and move it to a storage facility; it's then our responsibility to move it from store to the boiler.” “We work to organic principles and very
rarely use chemicals across the estate; we use cultural or bio controls instead. For the lawns in and around the Italianate Garden, we will scarify and aerate using solid or hollow tines and the majority of our mowing is done using ride-on or pedestrian rotary
mowers. For the meadow areas, we will flail cut once a year, using the hay to create compost and to promote the continued development of the wild flowers.” As mentioned earlier, another of the major
projects is the restoration of the Walled Garden at the southern boundary of the estate. Although not contemporary with the House as it exists today, it was created when the Old Manor House was in existence over a century earlier. Back then, it was an ornamental pleasure garden where the family could sit, stroll or socialise. At the beginning of the 18th century, John
Hervey, the first Earl of Bristol, oversaw the design and building of the summerhouse and the Spring Garden. In the 19th century, the garden developed into one of the most productive kitchen gardens in the east of England. There were eight hot houses with exotic fruits, including specialist greenhouses for growing pineapples, and nineteen gardeners were employed to supply the estate with fruit, vegetables and flowers daily.
In 2013, the main part of the garden was
sown as a seasonal meadow following the removal of a vineyard that, for eighteen years, had been producing award-winning wines. This is providing the opportunity for the land to recover from being under intensive cultivation as a vineyard and also giving a spectacular display throughout the summer. The long-term plan is to reinstate the area to a productive kitchen garden and
Seventy volunteers support the seven-strong permanent team of gardeners and foresters ©National Trust
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