TCV
Connecting people and green spaces
Hatherop Park - Spring hay cut and rake
An activity with Richmond Weekday Projects
Activity date: Thursday 24th April 2025
Start time: 10:00
Finish time: 16:00
Activity description
We will be working in collaboration with the horses from Oakwood Clydesdales to cut and rake the meadows at Hatherop Park. The meadows are managed for biodiversity by LBRuT. The hay cut and rake is an important step in meadow management as it helps to maintain low soil fertility, suppresses vigorous grass growth, and helps spread wildflowers.
Meeting place
We will meet in Hatherop Park, at the edge of the first meadow at 10am. To get to this location, follow the internal road (from Broad Lane) into the park, keep following the road past the pitches and around the corner. Look out for the TCV van parked along the side of the road. What3words meeting point:///poetic.took.level
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Activity location
Hatherop Park, 170 Broad Ln, Hampton TW12 3PE, TW12 3PE
Site description
A Green Flag Park, was formerly a much neglected recreation ground. It retains its playing fields but now has a children's play area, small pond, and large area of land managed along wildlife sympathetic lines.
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
- Nearest Toilets - 10 min walk to The Royal Oak on Oak Ave (open from 11am) or a van ride to the White House Community centre on The Avenue in Hampton
