Burgess Park Hedge and Tree Planting

Friends of Burgess Park are working with idVerde, Southwark Ecology Officer Jon Best, and Southwark Council park’s maintenance contractor to plant a new woodland, and several new wildlife hedges.  

Woodland area 1 Mixed native 750m2 = 500 trees
Woodland area 2 Hazel Coppice 650 m2 = 430
Woodland area 3 Birch Scrub 840 m2 = 560 *Area 3 has some scrub already. Woodland area 4 Mixed native 435m2 = 300
Woodland area 5 Hazel Coppice 950 m2 = 630

Spacing 1.5 m
Total area 3,625 M2 = 0.36 ha.
Total trees 2,420
Mixed native woodland Species mix:

•   Hornbeam
•   Oak
•   Wild service tree
•   Rowan
•   Malus
•   Scots pine
•   Yew

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•   Cherry
•   Birch
•   Wych Elm
•   Lime – Small leaved Hazel Coppice:

•   Hazel
•   Hornbeam standards
•   Dog wood Birch Scrub mix:

•   Birch
•   Blackthorn
•   Hawthorn
•   Wayfaring tree
•   Guelder-rose
•   Wild privet
•   Rose, Dog or French
•   Broom
•   Gorse *All mixes are subject to availability.

Plant	Number	Plant	Number
Mixed Woodland		Hazel Coppice
Hornbeam	100	Hazel	800
Lime – Small leaved	50	Hornbeam	60
Oak	150	Dog wood	200
Wild service tree	50	Total	1,060
Rowan	100	Birch Scrub
Malus	50	Birch	150
Scots pine	50	Blackthorn	60
Yew	50	Hawthorn	50
Cherry	50	Wayfaring tree	50
Birch	60	Guelder-rose	50
Wych Elm	50	Wild privet	50
Total	800	Rose, Dog or French	50
		Gorse	50
		Broom	35
		Total	560

Burgess hedge planting mixes

Burgess Sparrow meadow St Georges Way 170 m

2 mixes Fruiting

•   Hazel 20% = 120
•   Spindle 20% = 120
•   Common buckthorn 20% = 120
•   Blackthorn 20% = 120
•   Elder 20% = 120 Wildlife
•   Alder buckthorn 25% = 150
•   Wayfaring tree 25% = 150
•   Common dogwood 25% = 150
•   Spindle 25% = 150

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Burgess West

Formal Mix 110 m

Hawthorn 50% = 350 Blackthorn 10% = 70 Holly 20% = 140 Yew 10% = 70

Hazel 10% = 70 Ecology mix 150 m

Hawthorn 40% = 450 Blackthorn 20% = 200 Holly 10% = 100 Hazel 10% = 100 Guelder- rose 5% = 50 Buckthorn 5% = 50 Spindle 5% = 50 Gorse 5% = 50

Wildlife mix 115 m

•   Alder buckthorn 25% = 200
•   Wayfaring tree 25% =200
•   Common dogwood 25% =200
•   Spindle 25% = 200

Plant	Number	Optional extras Species
Hazel	300	Rowan	100
Spindle	320	Holly	100
Common Buckthorn	200	Beech	TBC
Blackthorn	400	Hornbeam	100
Elder	120	Wild service tree	100
Alder buckthorn	350	Birch	100
Wayfaring tree	350	Wych Elm	100
Common dogwood	350	Gorse	50
Hawthorn	800	Juniper common	*SS
Holly	240	Malus	100
Hazel	300	Rose, Dog or	100

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		French
Guelder- rose	100	Cob nut.	*SS
Gorse	100	Damson	*SS
Yew	100	Wild privet	TBC
Total	3,900	Wild pear	*SS
Total	4,700 plants	Total extras	800

Hedge Planting summary Hedge Planting examples:

Standard Double Row Hedge. We will plant a triple row with extensions. Example of extension planting from hedges
Repeat every 15 – 20 metres.