Laverstoke and Freefolk Millennium Green – At the heart of our village

About Millennium Green

The wonderful Millennium Green was created in 2000 as part of a nationwide initiative by the Countryside Agency to create accessible open spaces. It is an area of land on the west side of Laverstoke Lane open to public access and recreation. Its irregular shape surrounds the Parish sports facilities and encompasses a children’s play area, […]

Pond & stream

Nestled at the north end of the Millennium Green is our spring fed pond and outflow stream that is a tributary of the iconic chalk stream River Test in the Upper Test catchment. A fabulous accessible path runs around two sides of the pond incorporating a viewing platform that’s a great place to connect with […]

Get Involved / Donate

The Millennium Green is a well loved and well used but we do need to cover our costs (e.g. insurance, playground maintenance, grass cutting and tree safety work). The Charity relies on volunteer days to help with weeding and other maintenance alongside a grant from the parish council, regular donations from the community and fundraising […]

Dates for the 2026 diary

February 27, 2026admin

Sunday 26th April from 1:00pm – Quiet garden revamp

Saturday 11th July 4pm – MG awareness afternoon – Tour of new interactive chalk stream trail and BBQ afterwards.

Saturday 14th November – Quiz night

New web site page for pond & stream

July 17, 2025admin

We have created a new page to show the widlife in our pond & stream. Have a look…Pond & stream – Laverstoke and Freefolk Millennium Green

New Permissive Path Along Stream

May 2, 2025May 2, 2025admin

We are very excited to announce that we have a new footpath in the village – running from the pond beside the outflow stream within Batts Meadow. Phil Nicklin, Chair of the Millennium Green, said ‘there are not many public access points along the River Test and its tributaries so this is an exciting development for walkers to appreciate bankside flora and fauna. It also provides an alternative route to the B3400 pavement for those walking the Laverstoke Mill section of the Mill Trail.’

With grateful thanks to the Watercress and Winterbournes project (Hants & IOW Wildlife Trust) and Basingstoke and Deane Borough Councillors’ grants, which have made this possible.