Country Parks & Nature Reserves
Hounslow Heath, Staines Road, Hounslow. Tel.: 0845 456 279 email: hounslow-info@laing.com
CRANE VALLEY PARK PUBLIC INFORMATION NOTICE
Work is due to commence on the Crane Valley Park project week commencing August 16th 2010.
Work will include making the park more welcoming, improving access, enhancing the biodiversity value and creating an exciting and vibrant identity for the park.
We apologies for any inconvenience caused.
We welcome your feedback during all stages of the project and you can contact us by e-mail at parks@richmond.gov.uk or by telephone via the Richmond contact centre 08456 122 660.
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson launched
“Help a London Park” scheme earlier as part of his commitment to clean up and improve the capital’s rundown green spaces.
The Mayor pledged £4 million for ten parks to be selected by Londoners following a public vote. The winners were announced by the Mayor in March this year and Crane Valley Park topped the poll. As one of the winning parks it will receive a £400k grant to make it a cleaner, safer and greener park which local communities want to visit.
Crane Valley Park is a cross-borough park which includes a variety of largely council-owned green spaces in the Crane Valley. This project focuses on the stretch from Craneford Field in Twickenham to Pevensey Road Nature Reserve, in the boroughs of Richmond and Hounslow.
The project will open up access to previously unwelcoming parts of the site, improving infrastructure and creating a stronger sense of identity for the Crane Valley Park. It will also help to link communities along either side of the river, encouraging them to enjoy a positive experience in the heart of a wonderful open space.
The London Borough of Hounslow is working closely with:
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Friends of the River Crane Environment (FORCE) |
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Greater London Authority (GLA) |
The partners have established a Steering Group, which is currently working closely with the GLA to finalise a funding agreement.
Public consultation on the proposals is expected to take place over the winter months.
More information will be available once the consultations have begun.
Click here to download the consultation document (.pdf) >
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Crane Park is in the boroughs of Richmond and Hounslow. The River Crane flows through the park and the riverbanks are home to a thriving colony of Marsh Frogs and the very rare Water Vole. The largest crack willow in the country grows by its waters.
Crane Park is part of the M076 The Crane Corridor Site of Metropolitan Importance for Nature Conservation and contains two statutory Local Nature Reserves at Pevensey Road Local Nature Reserve (LNR) and Crane Park Island Local Nature Reserve (LNR).
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