Oak Avenue Nature Reserve - Scrub management

An activity with Biodiversity Action Team (West London)

Activity date: Wednesday 16th September 2026

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

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Activity description

We will be working in Oak Avenue Nature Reserve to manage the scrub encroachment on pathways and meadows. The site is managed for biodiversity by Richmond Council. We will look to push back vegetation growth off meadow edges to maintain the grassland space. Tasks will include: - Scything slopes, where the horse machinery can't safely access - Raking arisings - Creating a hibernaculum using dead wood and arisings - Pushing dogwood & blackthorn growth back from meadow edge - Pruning our laid hedge to promote bushier growth Please wear long-sleeves to this event as we will be clearing thorny vegetation (bramble, hawthorn, blackthorn) so let's reduce scratch risk!

Meeting place

Meet at the Oak Avenue Nature Reserve entrance located on Oak Avenue, Hampton, at 10am. Look for the TCV van. What3words meeting point: ///golf.sheets.waddled Free on-street parking is available in Oak Avenue.

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Activity location

Oak Avenue Local Nature Reserve, Oak Avenue, Hampton,, TW12 3QD

Site description

Oak Avenue is a Local Nature Reserve (LNR) and a Site of Borough Importance for Nature Conservation (SiNC), spanning 1.8ha of land. Its mixed habitat is made up of species rich neutral grassland, scrub and secondary woodland consisting of Elm, Hawthorn, and Ash. These provide the ideal habitats for many species such as Blackbird, Song Thrush, and Wrens, floral species such as Yellow Rattle, Lady's Bedstraw and Field Scabious. It is also an important site for invertebrates, including various species of butterflies, bees and the Stag Beetle.

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). 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 - Royal Oak public house (open from 11am), or van ride to the White House Community Centre on The Avenue, Hampton

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