Home Farm Community Value Survey

UPDATE – Thank to you to everyone who has already completed the survey. Al submitted 144 forms for the cut off for submission in the initial Neighbourhood Plan consultation. Al is still keen to collect local thoughts on Home Farm as a Green Space so we are leaving the survey open and would encourage anyone who has not yet had their say on this to contribute their thoughts, recollections and views on what the open space of Home Farm means to you.

Original Article

Al Wright is conducting a survey, gathering evidence to protect Home Farm, Boreham, Warminster as a Local Green Space and Green Corridor. He will be out and about, as always, along the public footpaths, bridleways and lanes in the Home Farm area (and also on the Southern Range Road below Battlesbury) up until 21st March, with survey forms, to give everyone the opportunity to make their views known.

If you don’t know him already, you will recognise him as the tall guy with a bushy beard, with a rucksack on his back, and usually with a camera in hand, photographing the landscape and wildlife. If you’re not outdoors enjoying the Home Farm area and unable to see Al but would still like to take part in this important survey, you can complete the survey below and submit it to EBBRAG. Thank you

The survey results will be presented to Warminster Town Council, for the Warminster Neighbourhood Plan Consultation, with the objective of making people’s views known in regard to having Home Farm removed from housing allocation and proposing that Home Farm be added to the Local Green Spaces for Warminster.

Closing date for online survey replies is 20th March, so they can be printed out and submitted to the Town Council before the Neighbourhood Plan Consultation closing date of 23rd March.

1. How often do you use, walk past or view the Home Farm site?

• Daily
• Weekly
• Occasionally
• Rarely

2. How do you value this space?

• As a visual “break” between the town and the countryside
• As a Green corridor for local wildlife (birds, bats, deer etc)
• For its historical significance to the Warminster landscape
• For its role in maintaining the “rural feel” of East Boreham
• For the sense of peace and tranquillity it provides
• As a place for recreation

3. What specific wildlife and wildflowers have you observed at Home Farm?

( i.e. owls, bats, deer, snakes, newts, butterflies, orchids, fungi, etc.).

4. How important is Home Farm in preventing "urban sprawl" (Warminster merging with Bishopstrow)?

Selected Value: 3

Move slider – (1 = Not important, 5 = Critical for town identity).

5. Would the loss of this green gap impact your well-being or enjoyment of the area?

• Yes
• No

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Please explain why?

6. In your opinion, is Home Farm "demonstrably special" to the local community?

• Yes
• No

7. If yes, which "Local Green Space" criteria does it meet? (Tick all that apply):

• Beauty: Its contribution to the scenic character of the area.
• History: Its connection to the farm’s heritage and the wider valley
• Tranquillity: Its value as a quiet, undeveloped space
• Wildlife: Its richness in biodiversity
• Recreation: its use as a recreation space ie, running, walking, etc

11. Any other comments you would like to add or testimonies on why this area is valuable?

8. About you: Your postcode (This is required to show how close you live to the site) *

9. How long have you lived in the area?

10. Which age group do you belong to?

• Under 18
• 18-34
• 35-65
• 66 and over

Name (or feel free to just leave initials) *

First

Last

Email *

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