Author: Mill House

Please see the attached following links to a borough-wide public consultation that has now gone live concerning proposed new dog control measures in Merton. The proposals will have significant impacts for the management of dogs in our parks and greenspaces for some years to come. https://www.merton.gov.uk/communities-and-neighbourhoods/stray-lost-and-dangerous-dogs/dog-control-orders – Web page https://consult.merton.gov.uk/KMS/dmart.aspx?noip=1&strTab=PublicDMart&PageType=item&DMartId=3004 – Survey Please note the…

The SUEZ Communities Trust has kindly agreed to fund a project which aims to restore acid grassland on several parcels of land on the Seven Islands Pond and Golf Course sub-sites of the Common. The work will start in the near future and will involve removing scrub woodland and semi-mature trees followed by clearance of accumulated organic material…

New holes from metal detecting have been appearing on paths around Mitcham Common. Metal detecting is not permitted on the Common for safety and nature conservation reasons. If you see holes being dug please report it.

A new test scrape has been dug on the Mill House sub-site part of the Common, to the north of the Ecology Centre. This will be seeded with heather, have brash placed over it and be pegged with fencing to prevent being blown away and public trampling. Heathland is an important habitat on the Common, and…

“Alabama Rot” Update – Case Confirmed Cutaneous and Renal Glomerular Vasculopathy (CRGV) “Alabama Rot” – Case Confirmed We have been advised by a local veterinary practice that the suspected case of CRGV, or “Alabama Rot”, in a local dog has been confirmed. However, as the dog was also walked in other local parks and open…