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Originally the copse
was part of the land belonging to the Marquis of Abergavenny. It was
acquired by Hove Council in 1935 when the council borrowed £1,524
for the purchase of the Three Cornered Copse; £711 was to
be spent on fencing and paths etc.. During the 2nd. World War the
non-wooded area was turned in to a market garden and used for food
production. In 1953, to commemorate the Queen’s Coronation, a
grove of silver birches was planted at the bottom of the grassy slope
and a commemorative stone laid by Hove Borough Council.
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Pictures thanks to David Jennings
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Back in the 40’s and 50’s the copse was regularly used by horse
riders making their way from the stables in the Droveway up to Green
Ridge and the Downs. In the “hurricane” of 1987 over 120
Beech Trees were blown down and many other trees had to be felled as
they had become unsafe. This led to major replanting and between 1988
and 1991 over 5,000 trees were planted. It is now a mixed woodland
including ash, beech, elm, sycamore, cherry, spindle berry, yew, and
field maple trees and shrubs/bushes of hazel, hawthorn, dogwood and
elder.
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