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HA HA RESTORATION
Did you know that there is a ha-ha in Canons Park? Not many people do. And if you have never heard of a ha-ha, it is a feature found often in the gardens of stately homes, which divides the formal gardens surrounding the house from the pastures beyond which would have animals grazing. It is a sunken fence which is invisible from the house, but which prevents animals from straying into the formal gardens. Our ha-ha can be found close to the end of Canons Drive, at the point where the view opens up across the park towards Whitchurch Lane, although at present it is little more than a ditch.
The Friends of Canons Park, in co-operation with the Borough of Harrow, have a project to restore the ha-ha, which has fallen into a state of disrepair, and is half hidden by vegetation.
We are fortunate to have the additional co-operation of BTCV (the British Trust for Conservation Volunteers), who are running a separate project which allows young people, who have lost their Transport for London travel priviledges, to earn their travel back by participating in voluntary work. On Sunday 7th February, a small party of youngsters, together with two people from BTCV, worked for most of the day to clear vegetation around the ha-ha. They made a considerable difference, and further visits are planned for the future. Pictures before and after the work was done can be found on the picture pages.
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