Arthurs Pond Project
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…
Croydon Road Trees
For safety reasons, a row of four Poplar trees growing adjacent to the Croydon Road shared footpath will be felled in the near future.
SGN Project Sites
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…
SGN Cathodic Protection System
In September 2023 the Conservators agreed to a proposal from SGN to install a protection system to the 24″ gas main running from the Fairsite to Galpins Road. The system will comprise of a buried groundbed, a connection post, transformer cabinet, test post and buried cables linking the system together. The attached plan shows the…
Commonside East Informal Pedestrian Crossing
The Conservators have agreed to the construction of a new raised informal pedestrian crossing to the Common. Further details are provided at the link below
Oak Processionary Moth
Over the next few weeks a Forestry Commission approved contractor will be spraying Oak trees with previously reported Oak Processionary Moth (OPM) infestations. Details about the caterpillars for this moth can be found in the link below. The Forestry Commission also has guidance on their website. If you think a tree has OPM please contact the Forestry Commission…
Grassland restoration for recreation purposes
The area of Mitcham Common behind Mill House Ecology Centre (see link below) is due to have it’s scrub removed in the near future to restore this area for recreation purposes. recreationgrasslandrestoration
Nature Conservation work
Over the past few weeks various areas have been subject to management in order to prevent them succeeding into scrub and maintain habitat diversity. This has included physical removal of scrub/grass and spraying unwanted regeneration. Numerous areas of grassland have also been cut to preserve them as grassland. In the coming weeks several areas of…
Acid Grassland Restoration
In the New Year a contractor will be undertaking scrub/woodland clearance on an area of the Common near Seven Islands pond. Mitcham Common Seven Islands Pond Sub-Site Parcel 2 Restoration Project 2020_2021 This work is to promote the re-colonization of acid grassland where it has been lost to woodland encroachment. Acid grassland is an important…
High Court Injunction Order
On 13 March 2019 the High Court granted Merton Council an Injunction Order lasting 3 years forbidding Persons Unknown Occupying Land or Depositing Waste from: Injunction Order March 2019 setting up an encampment on any land identified on the attached Map and listed on Schedule A on the 56 sites listed, without written permission from the local…
New Interpretation Board
A new interpretation board all about acid grassland restoration has been installed on the 7 islands site to the north of the pond.
Dog Control Orders
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…
Acid Grassland Restoration Project
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…
Metal detecting
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.
Test heather scrape
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…