TCV
Connecting people and green spaces
Crane Park - Kingfisher nesting bank creation
An activity with Richmond Weekday Projects
Activity date: Thursday 30th January 2025
Start time: 10:00
Finish time: 16:00
Activity description
We will be working with Friends of the River Crane Environment (FORCE) to build a kingfisher bank at a secret location in the park. The nesting bank is being created to replicate a natural nesting habitat, which will encourage breeding pairs to use the site. Tasks include: - Construction of the bank box - Digging out and levelling ground foundation - Collection and sieving of soil - Litter picking NOTE: The kingfisher bank work area requires volunteers to cross a shallow waterway using stabilised planks of scaffolding, or cross the waterway in chest waders. Alternative tasks will be found for volunteers who do not wish to do this.
Meeting place
We meet at the Crane Park entrance located between 35 & 37 Ellerman Avenue at 10am (What3Words:///logs.follow.yarn). Walk into the park and look for the TCV van.
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Activity location
Crane Park Tower, River Crane Shot Tower 81 Ellerman Ave Twickenham TW2 6AB, TW2 6AB
Site description
Surrounded by the river in Crane Park, at Whitton near Twickenham, the reserve is a mosaic of woodland, scrub, ditches, ponds and reedbed that has grown up since it stopped being used as an industrial area in the mid-20th century. Crane Park Island now provides a home for many important and rare species and is an important place to learn about the River Crane as it flows downstream towards Isleworth. br> br>At the entrance to the reserve is the Shot Tower, a Grade II listed building formerly used for lead manufacture. It was restored by the Trust in 2004 as a visitor centre, with an exhibition, education rooms and a firth floor viewing area. It is currently opens to the public every Sunday. br> br>Crane Park Island is a multiple Green Flag award winner.
Pick Up Point
Contact
Brittany Florence-Bennett
Telephone: 07483050759
Email: B.florencebennett@tcv.org.uk
Website: https://www.tcv.org.uk/richmond
Please bring
- packed lunch
- suitable outdoor clothes
- suitable outdoor footwear
Further info
We provide hot drinks, so please bring your own mug (and spoon). Booking on Eventbrite is required. Please DO NOT attend our sessions if you have tested positive for Covid-19 in the past 5 days.
Site Facilities
- Cafe
- Toilets
- Nearest Toilets - Shot Tower, when open. Otherwise, 15m walk to Mangal Kebab Restaurant (community toilet scheme)
