This area of ex-arable land is some 41 acres and since it was last cultivated it has become a species poor grass land, with the flora being dominated by creeping bent grass. There are a few mature trees in the field which represent the remnants of former hedgerows. Historically, the hedgerows would have been pulled out when farm machinery started to develop and get bigger, allowing for much larger fields to be cultivated.

This area of the site was named in memory of John Pickard one of our long standing volunteers who sadly passed away in 2003. A small copse of trees has been planted, in memory of John, in the middle of the field by people who wanted to commemorate his life and his love of, particularly, the northern end of the country park. The field has also been seeded as a wildflower meadow.

There are two ponds and a wetland area on the field, the oldest and smaller of the ponds being an old bomb crater from the second world war. The larger pond is a more recent addition and was dug out by machine as a wildlife habitat.

To the northern edge of the meadow is the bridleway linking from the walkway through to Brierley Wood and beyond.