Burston Playing Field

Tree Planting in Norfolk at Burston Playing Field

Burston Playing Field is a new community woodland and wildflower meadow in the Norfolk village of Burston.

IMPORTANT VISITOR INFOTake only photos. Leave only footsteps.

To keep the woodland as natural as possible we don’t label individual trees and we ask that visitors do not place their own plaques, labels, flowers, etc in the woodland. Each tree we plant should be seen as part of a natural woodland.

Before visiting this woodland, please read our Frequently Asked Questions page, which gives you helpful tips about your tree and visitor guidance.

Burston Playing Field was a disused football pitch in the centre of Burston, Norfolk.

Working with EFORESTS, The Parish Council and local volunteers have planted over half the site as woodland and wildflower areas.

The site has been given to the village by the local Mann family of Thelveton Estates, for use as public space for use of everyone in the village.

It is intended to involve the school children and as many people in the village as possible, in the planting and future care of the trees. Footpaths run through the woodland and wildflower areas for everyone to enjoy.

There is also some native hedging to the eastern edge, a community orchard and BMX track to the southern part of the site.

Photo Gallery

  • Burston Playing Field  -  Norfolk  -  Newly Planted Trees Are Planted In Shelters To Protect Them In Their Early Years  -  Winter 2021 2022
  • Burston Playing Field  -  Norfolk  -  Before Planting  -  Parts Of The Playing Field Are Being Planted With A Mix Of Native Tree Species During Winter 2021 2022
  • Oak Saplings Are Among The Trees Planted At This Location
  • Hazel Saplings Are Among The Trees Planted At This Location

Tree Species at Burston Playing Field

Since 2021 / 2022 EFORESTS has worked with the land owners and local volunteers to plant 200 new native tree species.

The following tree species were planted on the site:

IMPORTANT VISITOR INFOTake only photos. Leave only footsteps.

To keep the woodland as natural as possible we don’t label individual trees and we ask that visitors do not place their own plaques, labels, flowers, etc in the woodland. Each tree we plant should be seen as part of a natural woodland.

Before visiting this woodland, please read our Frequently Asked Questions page, which gives you helpful tips about your tree and visitor guidance.

Dedicate a tree to be planted in Norfolk or elsewhere in the UK.