For several months water has been seeping from the Common onto the highway. A Thames Water pipe runs under the Common near to where the water is emerging. Officers are of the view that this is the likely source of the leak. Thames Water has tested the water ponding on the road and advised that…
Last Summer SGN undertook gas mains replacement works on the Common. Some of the required reinstatement was delay until this Spring. Towards the end of April the following works will be carried out on the land parcels shown on the attached map. Parcel A: Replace footpath and damaged signage. Re-seed disturbed area with wildflower seed…
A new bin has been installed on the footpath linking Brookmead Road and Redhouse Road (see photo). This is initially for a trial period. If the bin gets used for dumping domestic rubbish, it will be removed. The bin near Southampton Gardens has been removed because it was being used for dumping domestic rubbish.
On Good Friday parishioners of St Michael’s Church in Pollards Hill will walk their traditional ‘Way of the Cross’ procession. This year part of the route will be on Mitcham Common
The Fair will be arriving on Saturday 29th March and will be open over the period 5th-21st April from early afternoon until 10pm in the evening
The following tree works will be carried out in the near future: Dead/ dying roadside trees numbered 1, 2, 3, 6, 10 and 16 will be felled. Dying trees numbered 11, 12, 13 and 14 will be felled Remedial works to trees numbered 4, 5, 7, 8, 9 and 15. Tree locations are shown on…
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
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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.
Over the next few months the works specified in the documents below will be carried out
Today volunteers cleared the bomb crater site on the 7 islands pond sub site as part of the acid grassland management program.