Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire
Up to 66 homes proposed on the field between Bedmond Road and East Lane, south of the village — 30 public objections so far.
Find it on the map: open in OpenStreetMap →
The meadow doesn't end at the hedge. Around it stands a whole village that has stood with her for a thousand years — the church on the hill, the hall where they dance, the swings where they squeal. Go on, make a day of it. The field will still be here when you get back. She's very patient.
Corrugated iron, a spire and a bell — one of the only tin tabernacles still in worship, Grade II listed and a sister of St Lawrence's. The village keeps her coffee mornings toasty. And Pope Adrian IV was born just up the road — a fact the fly has never let us forget.
Find it on the map →Built by the village in 1930 on gifted land — still the room where Bedmond meets.
Find it on the map →Beside the primary school — a play tower, a zip wire and a basket swing. Legs worn out before the drive home.
“Look after each other out here. Come in twos and threes, bring a torch if you're about after dark, and keep an eye on the little ones and the slow ones. I'd watch over you myself, but I'm a scarecrow — my watching's mostly for the crows. So you be each other's guardians. That's the village way.”
Objections and public support count at every step — the Local Plan consultation decides which green-belt sites get allocated.
Have your say →Follow the field's progress and hear when Rusty will be along — or volunteer to lend a hand with the field team.
Get involved →There are plenty more in the shire. Send us a meadow you love and Rusty will give it a proper look.
Send a field →The shire is wide, and every field in it deserves a walk.