Hoblingwell Wood
Hoblingwell Wood is situated in St Pauls Cray and is just off Scadbury Nature Reserve and Petts Wood. It is a mutli purpose park that includes a wooded area (with a pond and a stream) that includes many different species of wildlife. There are some small paths that trail through the woods whilst there is also a circular walk that takes you around the whole area. There is also a kiddies park and several sports pitches, run by Orpington Rugby Club.
The Friends of Hoblingwell was formed in Janaury 2010 after the local community came together to stop a controversial plan to re-develop the park. We have a small group of active members including, a chairperson, treasurer, secretary and social secretary and over 600 followers on Facebook. We also have members that look into the heritage of the site and we meet every 3rd Thursday of the month to talk about any issues, sponsorship, planning events and work days.
What we have done so far:
What we are you looking to do in the future:
For further information regarding our work please visit our Facebook page at: facebook.com/friendsofhoblingwell.
Alternatively please complete the form below with your name, email address and comment and we will be in touch in due course.
The Friends of Hoblingwell was formed in Janaury 2010 after the local community came together to stop a controversial plan to re-develop the park. We have a small group of active members including, a chairperson, treasurer, secretary and social secretary and over 600 followers on Facebook. We also have members that look into the heritage of the site and we meet every 3rd Thursday of the month to talk about any issues, sponsorship, planning events and work days.
What we have done so far:
- introduced 3 notice boards to publicise articles and events to the community
- put on 3 Easter Egg Hunts a hugely successful Haunted Hoblingwell, 3 Spring walks and other family events
- cleared paths, the overgrowth covering the stream, made steps in Gypsy Hill
- reported the burnt out cars to Police and had a small article about this in the local newsshopper
- gained strong links with the Orpington Rugby Club
- won the Parks for Green space twice and our social secretary won an Unsung Hero Award in 2012
- set up an email account, Facebook and Twitter pages.
What we are you looking to do in the future:
- set up a website
- get some more benches around the park and woods
- set up a new Social Committee involving the local people
- open up the pond
- put on new events, live music, walks etc
- get sponsorship from local companies
- get new members that have skills or knowledge that we haven’t
- work with River Cray FC to put on some soccer schools.
For further information regarding our work please visit our Facebook page at: facebook.com/friendsofhoblingwell.
Alternatively please complete the form below with your name, email address and comment and we will be in touch in due course.