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Hatch Farm (still privately owned) was built as a 'model farm' in 1777 to raise deer and cattle. A large section of the farm lying between the two halves of Thorndon Country Park has been acquired by the Woodland Trust as one of its Plant-a-Wood sites. Oak, ash, sweet chestnut and hornbeam have been planted and 84 acres have been sown with grass and wildflower seed, to recreate a parkland atmosphere.
Visiting
Brentwood railway station is about 2km (via Hartswood and Little Warley Common) from Thorndon North. Buses from Brentwood Town Centre run to Eagle Way, Warley.
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Photo © Tony Gunton