Friends

of the

Hampden

Park

Arboretum and history garden

In early 2006 the Friends proposed to Eastbourne Borough Council the funding of a new garden feature in Hampden Park.  Following the Friends’ receipt of a substantial Community Chest Global Grant from East Sussex County Council it was agreed that a new arboretum would be designed for a vacant plot of land adjacent to the café.

The arboretum would include a representative range of trees that were either native or introduced to Britain since the end of the last ice age about 10,000 years ago.  In addition, an herbaceous border would be created using smaller plants introduced to Britain in the period from just before the Roman occupation to the present day.   

Preparatory work was carried out in mid-2006 and trees were planted in November 2006.  During 2007 the first phase of the underplanting was done with help from Friends volunteers and further planting has taken place since as some of the more difficult to source plants have become available.  A pocket guide is available.

Please click on the image above to download an information booklet.