Crane Park (Mill Road) - Meadow management

An activity with Richmond Weekday Projects

Activity date: Thursday 10th July 2025

Start time: 10:00
Finish time: 16:00

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Activity description

We will be working in one of the five meadows in Crane Park, working to control dominant and unwanted plant species (e.g. brambles, creeping thistle, burdock and hoary cress). In this session, we will be working in the Mill Road meadow, accessed from the end of Mill Road (next to the allotments). Some species can fast become dominant/invasive in open meadow spaces. They will often form dense stands in spring and summer, which shades out wildflower and grass species. Removal is often done in spring and early summer, before seed heads are able to form, to contain the growth/spread of the plant. Dependent on species, we will be utilising a mixture of mattocking, digging, and hand pulling removal techniques.

Meeting place

We meet in Crane Park at 10am, along the main pathway accessed between 171 & 173 Lincoln Ave. You can also get to this location by following the path from the Crane Park entrance off Mill Road. Continue over the two bridges to get to the meeting point. What3words meeting point:///slice.sailor.flood

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Activity location

Crane Park (Mill Road Entrance), various - but Crane Park Mill Road meadow is in the middle of the park, more or less. Nearest road is Mill Road., TW2 6NL

Site description

A linear park, following the River Crane from Twickenham out west into Hounslow. It has an active Friends group (FORCE) and in 2011, the local authority, supported by FORCE, won money in the Mayor of Londons competition to improve parks.

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

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Please bring

• packed lunch
• suitable outdoor clothes
• suitable outdoor footwear

Further info

We provide hot drinks, so please bring your own mug (and spoon). Please bring: Packed lunch & water, suitable outdoor clothes (that will keep you warm the whole day), hat & sunblock, and suitable outdoor footwear (it can be muddy in places). 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 minute walk to Bloomsbury Pub or Esso garage on Staines Road on Staines Road

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