Jersey Trust Buys Field to Expand Green Lung — SkimNews
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- National Trust for Jersey secured the rights to acquire land near Maupertuis Farm in St Clement to extend a 'green lung' — defined as fields, parkland or vegetation within urban areas that support wildlife and reduce pollution.
- The trust previously raised £50,000 in 37 days to buy a nearby field on Samares Lane in 2021, establishing a track record of community-funded acquisitions in the same area.
- Chief executive Alan Le Maistre said green spaces were becoming 'ever more precious' and that protecting them was particularly important in densely developed parts of the island.
- The acquisition will help preserve the agricultural heritage of Maupertuis Farm and the surrounding area, according to the trust.
- The National Trust for Jersey, which celebrated its 90th anniversary in August, manages about 1,800 vergées of land across the island and invited supporters to contact the charity directly to back the latest purchase.
Why it matters: This is the trust's second field purchase in the same St Clement corridor, building on the 2021 Samares Lane acquisition to create a contiguous block of protected green space in one of Jersey's most densely developed parishes. For residents and wildlife, the deal locks in agricultural land and habitat in a parish where open ground is increasingly scarce.
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