Author: Mill House

In the near future the following tree works will be undertaken: Multi-stemmed Willows numbers 1, 3, 4, 5 and 11 on the attached map will be coppiced Poplars numbered 2, 6, 7, 8, 9 and10 on the attached map will be reduced in height

At the end of January – early February, scrub will be cleared on the Gunsite as part of the acid grassland restoration program. The map below details the location. Gunsite scrub clearance map

Gorse to the west of 7 islands pond will be cleared as part of the acid grassland restoration program. The map below details the location. 7 islands scrub clearance map

The tree indicated on the map below will be re-pollarded in the near future

At the end of January work will commence on clearing scrub growing on the side of the pond facing out towards the Common. The project will be undertaken in stages and continue over the next 12-18 month period.

On Wednesday 22 January London Universities and Colleges Athletics will be holding their annual run on the Common

Project details: Arthurs Pond Project Consultation responses:

Currently all roadside and boundary trees are being surveyed. Data gathered for each tree will be used to determine future tree safety management works. To facilitate the survey, some trees have been numbered with white temporary spray paint to act as reference points for the surveyor.

Today volunteers cleared the bomb crater site on the 7 islands pond sub site as part of the acid grassland management program.

Arthurs Pond has been managed to allow a dense barrier of scrub woodland to develop on its roadside edges. This was in direct response to multiple incidents of fly-tipping in the body of the pond in the 1990s and before. This enhancement proposal will consider tree and shrub growth. Comments are welcome, please download the…

For safety reasons, a row of four Poplar trees growing adjacent to the Croydon Road shared footpath will be felled in the near future.

Gas main replacement works undertaken by SGN over the past few months has now been completed. Due to weather conditions only part of the hard landscaping reinstatement has been undertaken to date. Towards the end of Winter/early Spring the parcels of land disturbed by the essential works, such as the one shown in the photo…