Lindsey Rose pub, near Hadleigh, creates eye-catching maize maze to highlight sustainability

A maze made of maize has been catching the eye in the south Suffolk countryside this week.

The Suffolk Tudor Rose maze opened behind The Lindsey Rose pub on Wednesday, to serve as a free visitor attraction and to highlight the importance of sustainability and environmental planning in the hospitality industry.

The five-acre attraction was created by the Nedging Estate, in collaboration with Brett Vale Farming Company and agricultural machinery dealership Tuckwells, which has etched the logo of The Lindsey Rose in maize form into the landscape.

Charlie Buckle, owner and managing director at the Nedging Estate, said: “The Lindsey Rose is a charming Suffolk pub with a history spanning more than 500 years.

“We have planted the fields at the back with maize – a crop that gets harvested and is then turned into bio-fuel.”

The maize maze will remain open between noon and 7pm, from Wednesdays to Sundays, for the rest of the summer holidays.

Once it reaches a height of six feet, the maize will be cut back, to be used as bio-fuel.

Matthew Watts, head of hospitality for the Nedging Estate, added: “We want to highlight the fact bio-fuel is being used across our businesses at The Lindsey Rose, Mauldons Brewery, The Brewery Tap in Sudbury, Nedging Hall, and The Bildeston Crown.

“It’s an essential part of our green mission. We encourage our teams to come up with ideas that help us not only save money, but which benefit the environment, too.

“It’s well known that hospitality can be quite damaging – however, we pay a lot of attention to the ways in which we work.”

Alongside this new initiative, the Nedging Estate has also highlighted its existing sustainability work.

These include solar panel installations, composting at all restaurants, and the ongoing planting of approximately 250,000 trees around the estate.