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<h1 align="center"><font face="Verdana" size="3">Woodland Burials in Hampshire
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<td><font face="Verdana" color="#000000" size="2">Woodland Burials in Hampshire
and Wiltshire at the Cholderton Estate<br>
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<td height="412"> <p><font face="Verdana" color="#000000" size="2">Woodland
Burials in Hampshire and Wiltshire can be undertaken at the </font><font size="2" face="Verdana">Michael's
Wood burial area on the Cholderton Estate, close to the Hampshire, Wiltshire
border.</font></p>
<p><font size="2" face="Verdana">Woodland burials at Michael's Wood are
approved by the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust and the burial site is located
within the rural parish of Cholderton, on the Hampshire Wiltshire borders,
in the middle of a beautiful, family owned, organically farmed Estate.
Michael’s Wood was planted in the Victorian era. Parts of the wood
were damaged by the Great Storm, and these areas have now been cleared
and landscaped. The outer fringe of the wood forms a dense screen of Hawthorn,
Blackthorn and Hazel and overlooks the fields of the Cholderton Estate.</font></p>
<p><font size="2" face="Verdana">Michael’s Wood is owned and managed
by the Cholderton Estate with assistance from the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust
who receive a donation from every burial. A representative of the Wildlife
Trust sits on the management board of Michael’s Wood.</font></p>
<p><font size="2" face="Verdana">The management of the Estate has been geared
towards the conservation of wildlife for many years and the woodland burial
site is run along the same lines. No chemicals are used and wild flowers
and butterflies constantly encouraged by careful management techniques.</font></p>
<p><font size="2" face="Verdana">Over 70 species of birds breed on the Estate,
many of these in the Michael’s Wood area. In addition </font><font size="2" face="Verdana">Roe
Deer and Brown Hare live in the wood and graze over the grassy areas.</font></p>
<p><font size="2" face="Verdana">All memorials are to be supplied by ourselves.
We offer a small Portland Stone memorial tablet, engraved slabs of oak
or other wood, or the grave may be marked by a simple wooden cross. A
copper strip with the name of the deceased will be placed in each grave
to provide a permanent, though discrete marker.</font></p>
<p><font size="2" face="Verdana">In order to maintain the natural beauty
of the site no edgings, fences, railings, vases or personal effects may
be placed by or on the grave. The Estate will be solely responsible for
all planting and maintainance. Since the eventual aim of this burial site
is to return the area to natural woodland, some thinning of trees will
be required over the years. This will be undertaken by our qualified staff.</font></p>
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