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
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…
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…
Over the next few weeks scrub clearance will be taking place over several areas on the Common. This is to prevent scrub encroachment into sensitive habitats on the Common. Sites included are:
On Wednesday 21 January, London Universities & Colleges Athletics will be holding a cross country event on the Common. Runners will follow a circular route starting at the lower field by the Ecology Centre, over the hills near the Croydon side of the Common and back towards the Ecology Centre.