Soil Moving

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…

The tall Lombardy Poplar, located on the eastern side of The Meadows flatted development on Commonside East, is scheduled to be pruned this week

Spraying is taking place on Mitcham Common 7 islands near Cedars Avenue and on Bidders subsites on 28th and 29th May. This is to control bramble and tree regeneration.

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…

Over the next week two footpath sections will be resurfaced to help with muddy conditions in winter.

The Fair will be arriving on Monday 22 June and be open to the public on 27-28 June and 2-5 July from early afternoon until 10pm in the evening