TCV
Connecting people and green spaces
Morland Close - Minibeast Habitat Creation
An activity with Richmond Weekday Projects
Activity date: Tuesday 21st October 2025
Start time: 10:00
Finish time: 16:00
Activity description
A new site for TCV - Morland Close micropark is a small greenspace on the corner of Morland Close and Fearnley Crescent in Hampton. The site hosts a few mature trees and some hedging along the site boundaries. We will be working in close collaboration with LBRuT to create and install biodiversity enhancements onsite. Our volunteers will be creating and installing a small stag beetle loggery and an insect hotel/tower. We will also be completing some new pollinator freindly planting. We encourage local residents and new volunteers to get involved! This work is funded by Richmond Council's Climate Action Microgrant. Stag beetles are a globally threatened species and their numbers have been declining across UK & Europe, primarily due to the lack of appropriate habitat - dead wood. Stag beetle larvae spend 4-7 years feeding on decaying wood before emerging as adults to breed. The adults do not feed and rely exclusively on the fat reserves stored during feeding by the larval stage. Building loggeries and stumperies provides a much needed habitat and food source to support the stag beetle life cycle.
Meeting place
We be meeting at the greenspace on the corner of Morland Close and Fearnley Crescent, Hampton TW12 3YX, at 10am. Look for the TCV van. What3words meeting point: ///puff.gone.smile
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Activity location
Morland Close Micropark, Morland Close, Hampton TW12 3YX, TW12 3YX
Site description
A small greenspace on the corner of Morland Close and Fearnley Crescent, in Hampton. TCV have received a grant to increase the social value of the space. We will be working to create an inviting space for the community to enjoy, whilst also providing habitat for pollinators and other minibeasts.
Contact
Brittany Florence-Bennett
Telephone: 07483050759
Email: B.florencebennett@tcv.org.uk
Website: https://www.tcv.org.uk/london/biodiversity-action-teams/richmond-bat-west
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 - 4min walk to Jem's Salon, 28 Tangley Park Rd (Community Toilet Scheme, 10am - 5.30pm)