In Remembrance
In Memory
The following pages remember fondly those who have left a lasting legacy to wildlife across Leicestershire and Rutland.
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Tony Neal
In memory of Tony Neal, to help the wildlife as he always did.
This donation is for all the wildlife eg butterflies, hedgehogs, bumble bees and in general helping to keep these creatures alive to help our environment.
In memory of my late husband Tony. Cossington Meadows was our closest nature reserve and will forever hold a special place in our hearts.
Pleasance Burroughs
Miss Pleasance Burroughes: 1921 - 2025
The Trust was saddened to learn of the death of Pleasance Burroughes on 30th April, at 104.
Pleasance lived in Aldgate, Ketton, all her life, growing up in the "The Cottage" - the large house built by her grandfather (now Aldgate Lodge), until moving to another Aldgate property when The Cottage was sold on in the 1980s.
A prominent Ketton family, the Burroughes were renowned horticulturalists. Pleasance was herself a plantswoman, and a keen naturalist. She knew a great deal about botany in particular, and was a skilled gardener. The natural world fascinated her and brought her great joy. She was a longtime and enthusiastic supporter of the Trust, and an early participant in the Rutland Natural History Society.
The Burroughes family were great tree enthusiasts and Ketton is particularly blessed with many examples of unusual and magnificent trees which were planted by Pleasance's father and grandfather. Some of these trees can be seen in the four fields that Pleasance kindly donated to the Trust several decades ago. These are Big and Little Stable Fields, and Upper and Lower Priory Fields, and they lie either side of Station Road. Lower Priory Field is where the Trust's grazing herd of sheep pass the summer months.
As well as being used in our conservation work, these fields form an important part of green space in the village of Ketton. In addition to their historical heritage, they act nowadays as peaceful places where many species – bats, birds, deer, badgers and butterflies to name a few – can roam undisturbed.
Pleasance’s donation was characteristic of her kind and thoughtful nature, and of her concern for the natural world. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her.
