Oaks Meadow Project

The Oaks Meadow Project is a charity established in 2020 following the generous gift of a four-acre plot of land, on a 50-year lease, for the benefit of the Mid-Suffolk villages of Combs, Little Finborough and surrounding areas.

The project is working with the community to create and build much-needed facilities for recreation, socialisation and education in a rural area that has no communal areas.

A survey conducted in 2019 by Combs Parish Council provided evidence of strong demand for facilities to help bring our community together and the Oaks Meadow Project is a response to that need.

The greenspace was the first part of the project and has provided a wildlife pond with jetty, a reflective space garden, a medicine wheel garden, an orchard, a sensory garden, vegetable growing plots, composting toilets and a large wooden gazebo with seating. 500 trees have been planted and 450 metres of hedging. The greenspace was designated a healing wood in 2022 by Suffolk County Council.

At the end of 2022 the play ground was installed with equipment to meet the needs of all ages, including exercise equipment for adults. In 2025 a football net was added and an area designated for ball games as well as the installation of swings in the play area.

At the beginning of 2025 a car park was constructed with drainage and a fence around it.  This will serve, not only the meadow as a whole, but the proposed structure to provide a community hub for meetings and activities.

For more information go to oaksmeadow.org.uk