Purton Parish Council has the pleasure and responsibility for maintenance and enhancement, where feasible, for several open spaces within Purton including The Dingle, The Paddock, Harvest Water and Harold Waldron’s Wall.
An open space owned by Purton Parish Council located next to Purton Village Hall to the rear of the car park.
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The Dingle was part of the original Cricket Field which formed the home of the Purton Cricket Club in 1820. The area now known as the Dingle was used for the storage of the horses that pulled the roller that maintained the pitch.
When the horses were no longer required, the Dingle was kept separate from the Cricket Grounds and kept as an area of natural beauty. The Dingle was planted with trees as part of the Millennium celebrations by the community and local businesses and today the trees thrive under the untouched beauty of this area.
The area, including the cricket pitch was gifted to the Parish Council who now manage the area allowing flora and fauna to flourish. The Purton Cricket Club continues to manage the Cricket Pitch located to the top of The Dingle.
In 2016 a notice board depicting the area, its wildlife and origins was installed as above picture donates. Future plans for the area including replanting of trees lost through the 2021 AshDie Back epidemic and a program of works planting regional bulbs to include bluebells, snowdrops and cowslips.
