New Benches

The following tree works will be carried out in the near future: Location 1: Reduce the height of 3 trees Locations 2 and 3: Fell several groups of small trees Locations 4 and 5: Remedial work to dead trees leaving 2m high monolith Location 6: Remedial work to low-hanging large tree branch

Over recent months there has been a significant increase in kite debris including 100’s of metres of line littering the Common. Discarded line can be harmful to people and wildlife. This has been most noticeable on the hills covering Bidders and 1. island sub-sites. Kite flying is permitted but please take any associated litter away…

On Tuesday 18 August a large diameter water main running over the Fairsite burst and flooded much of the surrounding area. Thames Water are currently onsite repairing the pipework, but at the time of writing it’s unknown how long the repair will take. Much of the surrounding land is likely to remain underwater for the…

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…