Appendix - Peak District National Park Authority

8.12 Conifer, (which is not a native species) isthe pred ominant hedgi ng sp ecies in theConservation Area. Ivy is prevalent inHathersage, often cove ring g arden wall s, sodense in places, particularly at Ban k Top, that itis he dge-like. Ivy is also fou nd as self-setundergrowth in heavily wooded areas like CampGreen, The Dale and Mill Lane.P8.3 Evergreen trees, St Michael’s churchyardand Eastwood House8.9 There are some quite d ense are as ofmixed spe cies tree planting within theConservation Area, n otably near The Pinfold onSchool Lane, Camp Green, along The Dale, MillLane a nd surroun ding St Michael’ s RomanCatholic Church.8.10 The garden to Hathersage Hall i s ofparticular historic interest, although it is not opento the p ublic, or vi sible f rom th e street. Thegarden ap pears to d ate from the ea rly to mideighteenthcentury. The trend at this time wa s toenclose ga rdens and keep nature, wh ich wasfeared, at bay. A comm on design was to h avecompartmentalised gardens often divided intoquarters, each having a di stinct purpose such aswater featu re or fish pond, an o rchard, avegetable g arden and an orn amental flowe rgarden. At Hathersage Hall much of the originalstructure remains, including forcing walls for fruitgrowing, a pavilion a nd eviden ce o f a watergarden, and an orchard. Ordnance Survey mapof 1898 clearly shows these features (Figure 7).8.11 Hathersage Hall contain s someparticularly good examp les of matu re mixe dspecies probably d ating from the nineteenthcentury, but not as old as the garden structure.P8.5 Ivy growing over walls at Bank Top8.13 There is no large publi c open spacewithin the Conservation Area, with the exceptionof the churchyard. Public footpaths around CampGreen allow access to open gre en spa ce butmost of thi s is o utside t he Conservation Are aboundary. The main area s of public o pen spaceare outside the Conservation Area boundary, andinclude the Cricket Ground off Baulk Lane and theRecreation Groun d off Cro ssland Road,Oddfellows Road and Back Lane.8.14 There is a small publi c space on Mai nRoad near Hall Farm whi ch co ntains a woodenseat, a litter bin and some planting.P8.6 Small public space on the Main Road nearHall Farm.P8.4 Hathersage Hall garden on the 1898Ordnance Survey map8.15 Areas of mi xed tree pl anting o utsideHathersage Conservation Area make a positive40