was leff lyii. These Ivy- and mms-mrdstumps and logs was a new& of imd~running Whfrm Khqsti~in add a valuable niche for invertebrates Hrlthin the wood. The ~&~afLeatherh.e9dmdWM~~h~e ekn is now suckeriy prohsely to fm, together with Wng ~rwth-,busyw#hmtoanelmhsu#lb syamores, a dense understorey in places. Holly forms a thii, ~.~mainmutelayalongtheRhesf~~t4ay sometimes Impenetrable, evergreen shrub layer, with smaller ~m,and~;srrd~wwklhavem amounts of elder and yew. Ivy carpets the grwnd, exoept on *m~it!omarket,~manwy~gmem the stew dope where the soil is em.Amon@ the ivy m~r%ofRushettCwnman~~tT~yY grows an assortment of wdhnd plants, induding ramm, On~~~n4he~kOoawKttoconsist Lords-and-Ladies, dq's mercury, wood avens, pignut, ofboth~Iband~~~Mh~f~ male fern, woodaorrel, blu0M and foxglove. As with We, ersh, m,pkra.md WWUOW.BwWh the canow the adjoining park, swne of these Flowers may ~adenssl,~~of~,~ have been inbodud. chg~eWerand~.~~dWOd The publlc part of the park is owned and man@ hy byplantssuch&~~-m,&bm*~ theBorwgh,butthereservehasbeenmanaged&bLondon ~,ivy,~~,~~&~,~~~ Wildlilo Trust under licence since 1987. Entram to the public and~~~~tastisa~~~~ part can bs gain& during daylii hours by a gate at the south* ~ACmore~~wlthdd~~~ west corner. Umsbnal open are Mby ffie London ~~Iflm~,itSrelativeheath~* WrldliFe Trud for people to gain access to the sanctuary, to see g~op($~.:~sgeciesIsm~toBcidw~.~~ some of its wildlife. Otherwise lhe sanduary mains dosed the W d !be md cons& of goat wlllwr, gorse, MI to the public, a8houfi1mw may be pmitted on appt- mdM,mds rangeof undwhrey spchairnilar to the Trust. An enbedhotpath pawimmediately to the to~kl~~. north of the bird sanctuary and gives a gmd idea of the tranquil TImrnBSt~t~in~~~is2uftBd nature of the site, all dte more remWewhen a wak ol Mr~.fhistall,gmfut pkmlfmhs&i~,whHe only 100 metres takes one to the bySurbiton stafion ~~Rovvsr~ksarch~zmdme~Ihed~test hm.7hlsgm%ispined heirr~~o~ph~&~~ and ahopplng area. afd;tmpdaysoils,ind~ng~,mmh~,wW m, 1~ bim-m,--I, devlrs.b# ~andhardmsb~Infr6ni~ftkehousesatthenorBhgm &dPhernAlrrianMtmpWwofrarely-mawn~ KI.BII 3 RustPett Common ~malsP$omlmd~aaffedM~,here Grid rd TQ 168 605 I- WMcM&WmdRon'n, Am 5.4 ha Insmnw~~~hacdourfd&ht~ an abu- Of- &fb#&8, GI~R~thbk Hid When me is badling south along Leahahead Rd,lhii hardheads prpdueehh of pu@ blporcrs'~~9;~- site gives the imprerssion of passing through fmet fathsr than arich~9f~fmthe~~bsOb~ #rough the agricultuml landscape which Wly surrounds It. here. Yam,tmpwsky, ~dnqWlrtHd~ Themmon extends fw about a lalomebe, Mngirrg both sides omfin whaSthwetterawasmda~~ af the road on a me narth-fang slope of Londwl Clay. Thls ~g~~~~~nrshandthg~larllf~s valuable wildlife area has existed much in its present shape gmt&Q vdlW-h&, In plm ode scrub t Wi, since at bast the lxgnnkg of the nbtemhcentwy, ex- mdimi&m*grasslandkdwngm~. that it stretched fumr north than at present, towards Hook. To~fhaQ~l~ofttris~but~retain The common is now mos!ly mered hy WandMi is L~,~W~theroad~~~wroea dominatd by scattered mure oaks. The area to the west ~In~~,~dWr~~cut~lce of the road also mtains pat:W of mb and grassland, as ewyhnotothreeytra~s,~~~~~are doeslhenmthendofthewstemstnp,attheentranceto F8mOV8d. thevHl@ofMaldenHushett. fhecwmnonhasa~~~,i~~ Tho Nrst EdMOnImce Survey Map of 1866 (25 inches m@ek#pf,~Is~ofval~to~~ to the mile) sshows Rushet Common with the same bwmdmh -'thew. as It pwwtx w,and indites that It consisted almost RWcamon kmtq Mi the Green Be#. entirety ot rough pasbre. h contrast with the day, fhereCu~M~tOWfs~intheary,lfnetinp~ac- . the area was open,with only a few decidwws trees present ttce,w4I@~md*m~v 1the margins. The tradtlonal comrnwl land SWUSof IWhetI and~buq~~~bIm~dfmuchQf Commonwas Iwmalised at the time offfieendoam. There theundegWhm.mhW6h-am

wdhdlies to the west of the hwse. This tongue of woodland is attcmchd to hmaln blodr, both fo the north and swth of the house, by rows of mature oaks. The wds of fhe estate are dive with birds: spwhpresgnt include great spotted wm@&ckers, treecreepers,&iff chaffs and sta& dwes. Just north of the HogmRl Riris a sunken arena, now used kr sfiowlurnpin$. Th8 suroundiq banks prow a oolourful display of wild Wefa. Typical Rwvers of ckhrbd grassland present indude goat's rue, mellot, base4 and wild rnigmeb, Wigrow amongstthe coarse grams and bramble6. Along both Mcsof the river, in the swlh of the site, is a Mp of wmdland, mainly mnposed of sywm,but ah dningcrack wiW, ml with a ground flora of ivy, slmhr fakehum,wood avm and grwnd ivy. me rim W is too~tosuppottany~vege~,buts~~ skim aver the mud and pebbles Re Wngsh-, The sib extends to tRe busy MrPark Road, mrgw ofmanydifferenttrabitat beyondthcr~bwndarywhiiherelallourrs~ re, stream asld mmanagd centred the Hogmill Rirer. A rirrerside walk dtsdong the muthem side of gadt&at pitch and ma of mdyMi homes, all the Hogsmill (in the District ot Ewm and Wl) but this Is olwhich~beenaxd~omformedtheesbbda rather spollt In places by the bmpirrg of garden refuse and lapmuntrj hwm. It ism med by -the Council and itspmximitytothard,Thew&SnksuptoMwsstwiththe bsdto the R'wwhfll Estate, who bkafter the whole faotpath thlmrgh CouffFarm and Bowgate Open SpacetoWHiI.Totheeasfthewalkends&the- Tlwmainareaof~and~piesthe~rn mad to Rbfiill House WMIharaaowsthe HOgSmlll on a pmWnoftfwsiteandihe~wasproWyplantedin To conttnue wswrds one has to want stbng the very thehey&yd~UHwse,whenR~krrcmmasT~ busy and pavementlass Old MakIen h.The bti@ over Halr~~s~oft904 ~the~bythii name). th~il~AlarkstMtroundaryBetween~tSs& ~of~trees,~ewrlmu~a~mdmayand the site we call Hogsmiil Valleyy bdkboldwarrdentIIWodla&th;lt~ncecowAttrearea. Apart from !he miwa&, all pruts of Uw Wll ~wo&ntiiswymixd.#a~~,and~are sitearewtol~tohplblEc. mmeflneaWsp&mmakngdw~bwndary. ~thegafrs,~suchas~,~IUmeand~ ~wfaunda~for~inthswbpy.Someofthe mm- w WI K&.B~Is Old Wden Common arid& TQ2t2660 Am 12ha

Thii small sfrip of land occupies a stoep slope abwe a bend in the Hagsmitl Rk.To the mth, across Chwch Road, lie hmnanbs of the old vilbd Maiden In the form of the mdysewenteenth century St John's Church, dw Mamw Hwse and knwFan. This comer still has a plasm@ rural fwl to it, Until this century, Old WnCommon ~wa&acwlsiderablyhrgerawtotbsasthl tml of thii is tw buih m.Recent hdngdhhs the she immedito the mt, and to the wet is Church Road, bm,canbe fwind. ~ndWhid,hrrtheropenWdopasdoml$therhrer. TtM~pmtof~~tate,~thedd~,CTtm vegetstion Is a phmgrnlxture of woodland, scrub and tall gmland. -- - --

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AgoodmgedgcassW~~k~ Agsbdvbdthe~ispmWbytheWdlepath throughw$themany~mItre~,~ ~ne;nthtlmWmaddVwdte.MuchofIhas been a-le~l=@wM-m!W d~~wjfh~,mhmdalder,butthereare~l bidwesWws~~d~~areas a! W-MI gmW and swb left Win and ~~jndude~~,~~~,ad~nttothe~~inth~mbeing Oat~istftemaln~dW~~buta~~by~~~~~.fhrolrghmuchof ~~of~~~bg~~~i%l~w~~they8ar,~~pat~hes~~0f~ twtmandmblesm~ m2pfhe yeiellow~.Here9nd~~~~have~~ ~ngs,whkbwillbehstinrmaWrerJ&Wy~11a andonew~~hsrver~~alongIhetopof su'~mawlng regime is mot IfMuM. SucQl a Pegkwsl could the mbankmant. boneculpe~ywinlateAtig~eiremw&tttec@pi&. Caarse~btok~in~m~~t9rn Ttw: nvostspcbiioh areas of gW8ndrxrul Q side d the artting, anCt on Mh &dwf~.W~emu& QI!he M#geA ~kywffl~ba~~olhinvadi~ Oat gas, oodr's-facotreh gm@d tdtd h&-grw W& am its main con$tihms+butthO@l mw>~, *&-maAdyofm-,m bMSfoot-Wl,~~~~~$rr,itiso irr~,l~~.Inkates@ng,theMay abdant, fmlfy;an a~~e~forttts f~ssedy ~~awwny~lhazeo\rerh~. O~titfflallpsltchd~~ Bme&thed@pshadecastbythe~,~~ ~of~h~mrsw,

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I ffowers &mm mole frequent away from the tress, but are again mostly cmm spec& such as hadkah, rihm, creeping ~andcommhemprmth. Half way dmh hillside, yauw scrub begins, m&hg Wmy Hill is a domed mound lying to the west of ofhawthm,mandywngm;patchesof- fama~~fri~inplaceshauarmn.Belowthis I World of Adventures, and may derire its name from the whin orgorsewhiistill~its~.Thesitecompriseshorse mb~woodland,mainlyofs~withsomeoak, ~n,srmb,~of~naWandmnative~mdash,~~,crab~andm.Onthe~side ofhhill arealso some cedars, pinesand two verybig - aseasonal,notverysahhh,pond. The summit, lylng at 7S metres ahsea-level, offers lagekamllim, an uncommon native tree, but be hqxesh view in all directions. To the rorth-sast, in the far dertaidy planted. lkerrroods am the haunt of woodland and woodland K@ birds induding Mlmbs, long-bUed tfts, I d%stance,thetallbuiiofcentrrtltondonpeerthroughthe willow Wrsand aH three BritSsh wm@Ws, the green, I Wue-grey ham of the day's rtccwmuw car fwnes. As a i nwlwd mntart to hi,he hills Wwe8$maspect thmuph a-*dl---. ThebwrslopesofW hill~~mostdlverseareas I N W provides gliip~6of the scenic BawlEstate Lake, t wib the dark green campy of Sixty Acre Wood strebhiy d grassland, in sMhplaces surd amongst the Ire=, FWn, waybeyond, and a largely trewmd horizon to the soulR pgms, tall home atad rmlwgmw compase the ' andwest. mjonty of the sward, tqethex with wloodlard ptants swh a~ wood avm, bugle, endranter's nighwade and mmon I Winey Hill consists ot London CGay s,apped by the sands and gawk of me claygate BB& mih&Level ema am. violet. Tha shwh mtfered on these WH 4k3PQLS include : ThelaU~dqmborwCWBIBdav~regjOn,indudi~the eldert hawthorn and brambte. Bramk (or bI&brry) ibwm fand later to &come the Royal Borough of Kiton,hl over are psutiwldy atbadkre to gatekeeper but@ies,idantifid milBwrniae~twahpQst~womthemaway, 4y thelr wangs-cokwred wings with dmd& brown veins mpsing the older London Clay once more in all areas but and four Mack eye-spots, each mtahing tw whrte $ots. This spies shuns urban and is absent fRrm much I hiltt0p5. areas of London, including the norlbrn half of Itra Bmgh, I Aerial pbtugraphs indicate that at lead parts of the but can seen i MI, induding hs sumrnk have been ploughed, end fiat hais be In some numbs on Winey Hill. Winey Hill, whiis owned by ths Bmqh,is PWt Open j WugMng predates the pond that no~tSi oi~ top. fhe eastern $bps are owned by CWngton Worlsl of Adventures but, Space dforms part of UwGmW. I! can be mded Wgh,fen&& oiftom &er main parl ofthe hill, are ~~R~,by~ic~thstotherorthol I und~vdqdmdsupport mmnwild Wen and some south of the WW of Adventures, or from Claygate to the 1 bhntd ~rses.Theremains INis ncw grered by W. west across the MerBy-. The grazing is W. The latter can be pmi$lsnt in hunfing for food in ywr p&ets, and shou!d not b fed. Apart from Be &d c&u and pine, Mwd into strange .shapes~oftheir~~~,andafewtrees ~ed~1981,~tTi~is~by~

I grmhnd. Famsand bmmcmpe the sward, with I a mered wild flower aqlemmt of Ws gar, hawkwe4, dwp's sand, cbw, yam and ~rddwtQefoll,all slunted F~hpondsis a small munhpl ph Micontains three [ byheavygmzing.~sp&shavedwbtl~~ ponds, a stream and an area of grmnc#~ manerged as missed~ngsutveybemuseofwhgrazing. a hay m,as well as mwe fomlgmnds. Thehesandym~ofthe~pondareMy On Rocque's map of 1762, this site is shown u a brick kiin I erodedbythehwses,andbearontyafewMtsoftocldRlsh. and was pi of Klngston Common, whkh stretched bdwm Thisisnotaprettysghtasthe~istwbidwithalowwater Hook, Toiwth and Surbhm By I839 ml of the land had lineand~~ittJe~life:intimesof~htitdrieg~pbeen iaken over as albtmmb, althgtt a bvickworlts Is still compktdy. In order to improve this habitat, ooe hall cwld &own on fhe 1867 Ordnance Survey Map. Fshponds IW bfenced~fromdl8h,toal~~to is a plan Georgian house bib ih 1742. The First Edition ol ttw mhblii. Orclnance Sumy Map shows the present hay meadow as a A~spedes~,~nodwWplanted,b field with the same bun&& as now. Baaflt$map of 1904 butcher's broom which ocarrs in a &y ckhat the sadhem showsthe field as befwe, but the present pcrnds have also margin of the site, where it is peGtedfrom grazing. WIW apargd. Thelargestpond,atthebwer~endofh~ intecspersed are bnt-grasses, crested dog's-tall,meedow lCesinadep&i~rrdknakrrdlyMSpjgwndwaterand Wl,tyqms and fecues. Among these grow a range ruwfffm~~nouMi~~.Themsma#erpondsonof meadow fbers indudiq meadow buttemp, dclover, thehigher htndtothenmttwestofttwparkamfedfrrrma sheep's sorrel, ox-eye daisy, cow parsley, mouse-ear ~~b3'8fl~~llOlfhd.Thh~~iS~bychickweed, lady's smodr, bi~M&trefdl, Mted vetch, pumpingfmmthe~pondattimesin~$maintain hardheads, hairy tare and spathi, whi athact Merflles thdr Iguel. This wlts in conskhtkwater Mfluchations such as Uw common blue, meadow brown and comma, Inthlatgerp6nd.TtwoverRowfromdwyqWponds The Caundl is to be cmptulated on maintaining this ~lntoamaltstreamto~nthe~qw. pleasant feature in a built-up area. AHthreepMldgm-in t~t~lgmove~The park is owned by the &wgRfs Directorate of Housing lated dWh 9nd leaf litter. Mhof the aquatic vegat&~ and Leisure Services and is open Pm 7.30 am until dusk. walostinthepmessbut~nanyagecieshaveahdy returned. 7he eastern krundary QfWlatg~ pond is marked by astwpbank,Wtl?chfmstlle~lirnitofthetwidrwork KLB~I11 Coombe Wood Golf Course ex~~wrth.Thiibank&oa#mkaroundthenorthempart ~fth~~.AMtdhawfhom,~,d,horsedhestnut, tabtwrnandynungeknssuffoundsthepond.~' dcedglng aperatkns, the nollhem b-thirds of the water were Addic~ishmainhabhtof~tfevalueD ~hyasmall~a~~tin~London ~.Rds~~only~in~~p~ndb foundonthi~fwmal goDfcww, although scrub, woodland and grassland &Q present. The golf them margins, ht Wl nolodwbtsprWfudhr in Mum neulral are cwrsgtbsongravelsandsandswhichpdmhac& ~mIts~smofpu~8ar#Bps~later soil; it is divided into Wo roughly h, ~~,ammon~tetdreed,is~t,but Idangular norlh and south,joined k the mid& at Gmqy Road. other aquali~wk IlmRed b a few dumps d plh ~springs.81lisgm~HI,hlth8vWty tlagand~~~.Submsrged~is~ of Coombe WdGolf Come, and these formed Cadinal ~~W$amyOfthewater.fllree9pmad Wsey's oriiml waWapply t l-htph~Court Palace. ~m~,wldin1W,belwethesepoRds A more deW history induded in Ch- 2, The hisby were elr~,.tfwywarecarded as havingthree spcias bs behind tb hdaqm, uunder the Wing Waterfor of~an~thgsaare~tostill~pmmtasweU, Ham cant. On smmdays+ wbus dmwtbs and dmgonflii can ha Abrgesecliondthenorthempadofthegalfmur~ s8mpatrollilythewater.Waterfwvl~surprDsinfllyscarce, ~%~s&OUf~~heathlandprevlolssly~a;sCmtnb only momhens and mfda& Mmg mrded. half IkonafmmetpMa~Coombe Therpper~wem~re~~hwving~nllned Wm-ThesuuUwm Fann which clonsisted of bo#~amble fields and In with plaksMng to Mnwr. That nearest lhe ininflow is m. the bate nineaeenth mLry John GaWl.$ly &mW tlw langandnam~vwithnahrrB~~~ Itovwhs area of Wrp and Warren R&d, which lndudes Ihw viaashortdmmtaam-k~hrarwilhaaall now @fmhfb~#Mof~,bthefkst~lT@of M,d with concrete aroundalmost half the perkneter. 7B8Fors~~e~:T~~Off~herygrassEovwedthe W pdshcrtd same wbnwged veptath, consisting rough wttaoe of th ground, and ad of these the hrks soared at NWs- homed andkdnggreat On d~.~kneandvlerfercresoccurammd~e into a fim of wn&ine. the far hwizwl, over a countlsss ~ionof~and~roseaIk'leofdDwns.~the ma~kPsoftlmlongpondahdinthestmam~,and warren wasas ImdyasaNrie, its by there are a few plank of marsh woundwort, pmiM and sllemeontybroken the~ofrabbits~btheir~and!hes~ng~f pendulous dges, hard nrsh and great reed-, Wed the piweal, horwwt and madow-wml aho mum& befare ms.' ~Wof~~l~been Mundea the &edging ard nsay yei return. A bqswathe of hr-red has b-densityming, tram dl~&mthegdfame. grmIn the long @. BQth watetbodk also contain thwd- Smanpatdwsofbrmand~~wtthgoldenydbw Rowersinspdng,grade Toheas!ofth~prkI~~thehaymeadow,whii IhtocErj~~Gwnposedof fm9nd bnt-gr-. In summer am4 aulumn ams slopeggerrtly~to~~.Exc8ptalonganehvotkd thew ~wher4ftL~tshoR,the~isallowedtogmw~~Wcwtfrorn~emeraldgrmFalmays~oftheIr un#tlateswrrmwhen itisolltandthdipphgsmwd. m*mtinge.Ouringh~-m~y areas@edbttiedwbdour,fominganatkth@M. YoltasMre log and WW are mcst &undmt, bl qingpmsellsorgrasdl+-- ' < seaion of the golf course contains wral

, hldden in places beneath dense scrub: a nasty a lost MI. The trees

most common and others hdude sM

-.

ough there are limited views fmrn George

4 12 World's End Grld ref TQ 164 6471' K1.81113 GmLane pastthis#raser~&~rb~ffSsmoke,when~~t is burnt, M flmand oth~insects Its Latin name, Pubib,comes hmiw Wn word pule%,meaning a ha. Spikesofrgd~andW~-bp@flowerMof A relic of old tural Kingston rn be sen Me,conshthg yarrowjolnafios!ofMwsp&s, such as redchar, ofanancientdroveroordw~lmded~n~side coUwf, mugwort, M,W and great halry w(llow-herb, by~mwn~wihflnespecirnmof~~ mwvptohpath.In-parts,m,irj, ~~.mapllyjlamed~peof~lersd-velnddock,hedgewundwortanddeavetsammore hiiinterest can be traced fmm Chalky Larms, & Gmkn fresuent. Lane in CWsmgbn, heading nmheasf past wag fie)ds Just hyml tfie emern ad across a nmtield, andagdfcwrse, untilR~sChurchLanebe%ide a ImU of Itees running parallel to Grmhe rn be seen. St Mafs Church. A aeld to the west and adjacent to Gmn Thiismarksthe~~ltseOfthe~~whichhere Lmme hras ahbeen lnduded In the site. Thii field, sandwkW wends its way northwards torrrards Castlcr HI!,adding Interest ~~fMstotheswthandthegMcourseto to the pleami antryside scena fhe dteay has aka bm ~~,ffas~~to~tureforsometim,hduded m Ihh hmdmk u & #i,Bflt4, As one down lane Walds Chdnglon, pdwhgapgtchworkof h~suuband~ rmw the Wd. the hedgsbecome tathr and iliicker and mature bdgwm In Maawe lVearLondon Richard JdWs(1848-1887, trees are now Fnt,mostly oak. The beam sw~82),a~l~~ist,graphicaggr~mn &me kom here an, with holly, hawthorn and harel hmlanesordm~oftheare$~with ~WrmagWtthohqultauseh~.The their wildlife. HaQd dtbr side, the lanes were wi by ~~af~ieadto~~anuwoodbndptants @iRg the uppet hard. Black brywly, wlth its untady strings ~vfagonsand~whiiinwetweather rt&e vast ruts, sinking ~~into the soft day, Thw then bfred,oqpandgmberries, Qdrapdheremthe filled MI water, and on W wabr Uuok-wmd grw, and brambtes and net&. Red-veined dodr is &miant, tgdbr ~~atthe* Sumw heals have waporated withgraund~I~parsley,groundivyandth thewaterWngfhsm&t%ildgmsespnmeuponlhe greater stitchwort. sblll maist wth. Rusks ham sptung up and matkthe Abwt halfwal( ahgthe he,head~ng ~IOIIII, large heof he rub." ~sWsdhazelt&~hwternmw, Four-wheeledvehicles m no -trawl up the lane, indicatinglilat the her&^ are of sQme ntiquity, A ditch and whMbbecomeqietar#lshadyb@alh,;dleastinits bankmbsen~th,tbbankccnrw6dbya luxuriant Wuthempartuntilh~~are~some500 growthofWbbk-~btratlkth9tn,abwwtrichyoung mtwfrom~Lane.Hwvever,~~~oaks illcreme halrw &I%%&a&. Further on,the gap bmoveramtuyagois JI~~andhpkmbeWm tke ~~, adempriddy scnrbof dog me, the~claydwnthecentFeoftfiehestiY brambb,bWsBmaRd#Matwoingthe~tostidcto sprocdshlsscdrsofhardnrsh. th Nh,Beyot~d tR@, tlw @I soon meets tarmac and the Atthe~LaneentrancethetWish~ lam merges into a modem md, lhm take up the eastern either side by he@^, dmiWon !he wm side by tall Me but the Mgemcontinues an the west, screening the elrn~,andbyhwnthomandelmtothe~t,~dw golf cwrse. Once agah a god mixlure d hedge mes O pmmt, induding elm, field maple, &, hawlhom ~hedgeisenwergmmdi~mm~nd and etder. speciees~asreedmaca,~falatl,gr~h~~~ JustbeforethmdemngofWh@a,ap@h~ and Other damp aloq bbrswwt. patches wmukw offwesthtoasmallW~~spotrsgreundandthe blpoklkne, the Wo waterass, aw%et%mand @U, goWcowse.ThisfieldIsacWc~ofr&lhwth~ ~~tad, In summer, dragnlres ssvoop p&, ~~suchas~wx#~mgceasesIn w$@M lovGM-, ddmming ow hem an Snimpnred" or "semi-lmped" W, I-WM~hhesOf ~~ b tttehhuntku~nginsWpmy. ~~anrl~ofw~~movermuehof A~l,~pathvvendsibBwyupfheeentred h~,whicbrama~ua~of~~ ~lane,pmt~~~eoveredin~fir~,~~,The~of~haubunnandthe~ taJl,ar&ing~ofh*kwneand~~dM W@rpraWhythe~are~~arMrds~ rush.The~~~ofhp&isa~mlvttrre~tmeds.The~C~ofambduredcoarse of~hedgerrwvand~fkorwild~mdstrtt Rne@es, induding codr'etoot, rp$ms, oat gas, grassgs.m~*,*Jike~ofRe~m florin,Tim&yandY~ifog.~themany~ ~dtlmpsat~~endofthelafw~h~bf YliW gcowjng hem are hadkk,red

KLL 4 KlngStun Cemetery

Thii large cemeterj Iles between Kiyston town am and Norbiton, in an area of high density Mq.The Hogmill Old "Idan Pond Rivernrnsalongilsswthem&,YrheredIereisanamrrrv GrWrsf TQ2iPm sfrlp of wmhl.The remainder ol the she cons& la& Area 0.1 ha of welHMgraves and occasianal trms. @a the her, to the swth and east, lies !he Hogsmill Vaby Sewage one of the sunriving wstiges of the old vtilage work. merged in the sukrhan sprawl. It con- Kingston CmeWy was opened in 1856 on what were ng vtiovegetation and is of potential prwhly the fields of Banner Hill, Priar to this, all burials had taken place In KiChurchyard and the Qverldsite in Union Streel. The WBThas now bacome the Memorial @n at the inn before his desprat~ride to Gardens. Maps from early this cmbry show the Hogsmll River following its old ccnrrse, mwngto the north of t present is the last survivor of thm which once spread one,and the withstem boundary of the eemetery is still now Church Road, The tithe map of 1839 shm defined by this dd course. A later extension nearer hgsh e @emmost of the three, tying town mrrtre stmtchd south lo the new straigbt river bank. of the inn. The third pond was This extension took wMm the bwndaries what is now the main area of wildlife Mwest. The mrodland is wmpased of rnuktmned sycamores, cm& wilb, wych dm, hawthorn, lime and elder. On the The rest of the banks and shoreline are woodland fbr, netUes, cow prsky ad bramMes form the the pond, trees and W,indudfng bu~ofb~but~,clsa~m,h.j*ground eBnsaub,~th~~~~toiuy and even a few bluebells rn Lw found. am capitalml on the moister areas, Umtety,&e woodland has a my neg&ed feel parsley and the occasional bhrebell can be to it, with liiand nrbblsh lylng around, in mtast with the highly manhred of the rest of the cemetery. The K1.L 5 Allotments GMW TO195669

These abandoned allotments lie between back gardens and

The stream is of low wildlb value at present, since it is ekhed in a box-section culvert with no aquatic vegetation. The potential is, however, illustrated by the section just upstream, adjacent to a croquet dub, where one bank and tha bed of Ute stream are natural. Aquatic plants found here include water figwort, fool's watercress, soft rush and a sedge. If the stream mid b re-channeled through a mwe natural course in the fumer allotment site, the aquatic wildlife value cwld be greatly enhanced. The woodland strip, whii is about two to four metres wide, consists almt entirely of a dense thiof rege- nerating elms, about ten to fifteen years dd, with mttered elders, hawthorns and cherty trees. At the south-western end, the site narrows to a thin strip Mi the brook and here grow a number d hrge Wretrees, including ash, oak and sycamore. Beneeth the trees is aground flora of brambles; ivy and cow parsley, with a few bluebells and Lords-and-

The major part of the site is a typlwl low dimity, especially thistles, as well as a few invading shrubs such as brambles and red arnants. Ldresants have reoorded an impressive Ist of butteflies and birds on the site, including late summer fWs of goldfinches which come to feed on the thistfe seeds. A management plan has recently been appmed by the Council and the first phase of the work has been canied out using young p&e from the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme. This includes planting hedgerows, stripping topsoil, constructing a circular patfmay, planting a mix of native shrubs on the mound formed by the stripped topsoil at the western end, thinning some of hdead or dying dm scrub, erection of a sigmand Wx,and construction of wood and rode piles for invertebrates. Continuing maintenance, where

There is wrrentty no official @llc access to the site, which is owned by the Council. However, groups including schoolchildren will be ~~to Edith Gardens Allotments omapplicatioar to the Leisure Senrices Department {telephone ~dld~ t 6 BslckQresn llte buildliq dates from the early nim wntury, when it was Wed Cassd House, and the large size GtldM TQ223W3 dthe~tallrwsadwningthe~wn~thatthese 0.6 ha (0.3 ha in Kingston) were atso planted at that time. The lm~cwrsist almost entidy of EBddgraSstand and, &mgh regularly mown, the mqW, turf is quito

which MfnateWe sward, ae gmd gaod oi the m tr~along~~Its~arose~ittypiml $c!d g~~~, sheep1$wnel and nlw3war ,~aan~~o~~~e,~~m~n+ow8r~t~wfi~la~~@~~.SanbspmW ' and birdsfoot are bth tiwe ~IIhdon as a wtaole but quite on^^,$sfidy~softhispartof~. AlthwghasMnewhat~i~w~inm~~~ Mrdsfootiswydisdlncbirewhen~ndoseupbm& duster of joinbed wed pods look very mud, llks th fmof aMrd, It Is notto beconfused with the far moreoommon birdsfw-trefd which is named for the same rm. In the I patch~~fW~~gerg~,m~-~ frequenl; mt plkulatly rare in LMICJMI, it grows more aypfealPI in hedges and rough pbswhere il scrambfes actws !he surfbm of other vqebtbn. Among hmature trees standing in the lawn am wemi oak and chetnuis and single -1ms of wegping

some recenfly plarded trees and rh6dod$ndrons set In

The lawn is sunout?d&don three sides by a fringe of -atcrosgmGreen.AWlolrghttre ~M.Onhvosde9~k~tojustaaanrpvbttof ~f~~~l~fi~~t~n,~~~~~l~~~~~l~~~~ofV~,~ and it is in fad amsibla only from Sutton, via a sparse ground flora d brmbk, On the nwth-weslsde W Brook fFam Grm me. rrwodlandisaWmore~andhasa~u,grrwrth ~~~~im~by~~ngOfsapliJW~~~~a~~~~b~~ broken mopy consisting of oak, ash, beech @fa &. ~gapsinthemopyareproWyMereelmsomshnd bforethsmstdf Dutchdrndlseaw;Jmsuckersarem complihp'fw:#he TghI with brambles, ash wn@,dq rk, park is open to !he pubb during da&hl hwrs. hmdm, Wrand rh&&ndron. Hmplan$ inUe cow pushy, herb Mrt, cleavers and akaoet At the badc d the -and, abng the bod~lyfme, a line of large yews, ~andltd6escastsa~~inwhiIchhreislii groundffaraotherthanaspaw~rrgdkyvy.~eits The Cam! Hospital Limiedmmt,the~is~bycwnmon Wref TQ177717 wdadbirdssudrasjays, ~tailedtils,coaltits 3 ha (0.7 ha in Kim) and goldcresk Thsddwa~ed~issiauatedbeymdthe~rrowbdt of uwadlsnd on fhb W&WMsSde of the grounds. It is no

~th~the~g~w~~ ~pertofthisshbwWrini@i@&t.

there in 1918. T~Mseed UoubMs came thrwgh the Hogsmil Vaky~eWMks,~whentheriwrwasinhiispate and~chaneedupMlanuusUlywmyearolnuotogive $Of red sw&t-gw, phcemart's helmet, fool's ihe w#tditions mwwy for iB Hishment.Such figs tym &$s,persicariaand~mbefwnd,ahgwtth thebanksofwarmstreamsbelow~outfallsinurban ~cpa&willows.~er~~is Britain. f*m&tow. On0 r6cenl summw, Kiw office w&m, lunching JrrMich COWSwwnd several small weirs indmbs by ttYis stretch of the river, ww0 delighted by a pair of great offlutian, butthe rfverstig~6a~crested grebes Wing on a small island in mWrwn. ~,~lowl~mngthe~ofDespite beiq within veMmte walls, the her in of^. thetom~afferssome~nItiesferhaM~, mmrn of the CMem Bridge, on the north bank of the poait&by provMm of steps and berms within the tier & lme has @abl'ished a precarious hold thraugh the chmnaI b allow for some vege$tiwl gMMilst mi b. ThL ismh same one mentldas being impdng drainage. Sites nearby in adjacent London Boroughs and in Surrey which are important to

Thisisa listof sitesdImportamefwwiWlifecbwto. but outside, Uw Royal hmghd Kingston upon Thames. It Is not exhaustive.

London Borough of Won Wtmbledon Common TQ 226 717

London Borough of Rt~hmondup Themes 0ushyW TQ 156697 Hampion budPa& TQ 168682 RichmondParkincluding Hambmm TQ183717

LO- norough of Sutton Worcester Park Sewage Works TQ 232 666

Surrell Horton Country Park TQ 193635 Pond Wood TQ t 85 622 Epsom Common TQ 185 805 khted Common TQ 173 597 Prim's Cwerts TQ 160610 m3We-m TQ160630 References and further reading

Archer J and Curson D in -on Ecology- lVahrre-lionhH-uponntm LMldon E&gy Unit

me MC 1989 ThemdWinKingstrwr The Parochial Church Coundl of St Paul, Hook

Bhtlsh Trust for w@lbnVolunWm varfws dabs: A series of pr- hElndbodts on wwandm- Tides indude tky S$ne hi?//@, F-, Fwtpallts, m,- , and wm Wmb~&, and-%% BTCV, WAliird

0- RM 1983 FIoradtfTetondonApa London Natural HiS1M-y Society

. cherry B & Pevsner N 1983 The BulMngs of London 2: Swth Penguin

Clapham A I?,tutln T G and Warbutg E F 1981 ~~Fh? d the m ws (3rd &Pion) Carnbrldg UmPms

Emery&! tM Fmm&gMmInC&sadTowns: A Practical GvEde Gh&pher Wm, London (ArallaWe fm hTrUaf~U~Ecology,POBox54, LMldon El6 1As)

WReta1 1984 ~,&9&tB~dFm d~and~Ewope Cdlins. London

mter RSR 1945 1~s~~ Cdcns, LMldon

Flstd~&~~P 1972 ftidmKsnd Park - Porfrait of a Royal Phygmnd PhiUimore smpsmJ 1986 A#--K@ston, surbiron& NewMaIden htheA!hehMthWry St Luke's Church, Kingston up^^ Thaw

SMk S(w) 1983 Thede~of~6al~~h~ London Ecology Unil

-lev D ~rm#nenltrm:An~d#mroleand ~or~~b~c[#l~ PiPuMbths, Oxford

Cartographic souroes MEIPSmarked Mth an asterisk may be viewed attheSuneyRWOffice(seewI)

Enclosure Award and Map1838 * InstlMute of QedogtcalScWes BtMGeologml Survey 1:50,000 Drift Series, Sheets 270 (5wth London) 1981 and 286 (Reigate) 1978 ~711he~mentandMap1Mb2* Mlh T I800 Land~A@dL~&hvim ReprlnW 1975-6, London Topgraphical Smety Ordnanee Surrey Rrst-Edb1 " 1862 Reprinted as Sheet 71 (London & Windsw) and SbH 79 (Dorking & Kingston) David and Chades, 19f0 ~bney25Imkstothemlle* various &him, c 1865,1884,1896,1913,1932 OrdnanceSuney1~~ TQ W16 (W-, Hampton Court and Edw) 1978 TQ 07117 (Staines (Heathrow Aqmd), and Richmond) 1984 TQ 26B6 (v)1973 TQ 27137 (Wimbledon and DuM)1979 Frederick ,Wame, Wn ordnanceSurvey1smSecMldSerles Sheet176(WestL~1&), 1986 VizeUly & CP, Mew Malden Rocque J Map of Suney 1762 Stanford W (Ed) c I904 Barn's Atlas of Lo* and Suburb G Whrn&~CoLtd

85 Appendix 1 Addresses of some relevant organisations

Director d Education Royal Borough ol Klngstm upon Thaw Guildhall 2 High Street Kingston Surrey KT1 IEU Phone 081-547 5203

Diredor of Housing and Lewre Services Roy$ Borough ol Wngstm upThames GulldhJ14 Wl Hwse, 23 Brook Street Kingston Surrey Kr92BN Phone 081475506

DiractMof DeveQopment Royal Bsrotlgh af KI~upnntames GuiMM 2 H!gh Street Kingston Sumy KT1 lEU Phone 081-547 5337

TMEnvkonment~ Narltl-m Flichmondked Kinaston Smy fR?5Pt Phone tM1-5497065 Plant mes

Canadian pmdwwds Cars ear Cedar bhy-leavd dwt Centaury m CfliCkw66d cleavers Clover Wbfud *Wfmt Cornman St Mn'swort Cwnmonbmt~ commonhgwort mm- Cammohmallow commn& Comsalb -sku- 681amonmoFehid --Common- Commontormerpta CMAIWrlYBtCh comwllviolet -Cd Copper- MmarSgold Cornsalad bmf!mw Gotmasm caw-mgm

crabapple -Cradrw Creeping w ti^ Creepingrwftm c-thistle Creeping- cresteddogw cwgallk curled- Cut-bed ameM 11~'~~~* u$-M,d,w-.& IUd 1 Maim Consemtion 10 K@mn upn 7hws

D Ground ebr - GrPund ivy T- T- sp. ~~ Dandetion GuWrose Devil's-bil scabious Sl&apratmb Gum tree mMw Dock Rumex sp. Eucal)plhrssp Dqrose #mcmha ~I'Smew h#er~~mm H mwod WS-footcranesbill --&mbmmOne Hairy St John'swort mumhirsuhm Dropwort m&dub w&!& Haityhme B~omusrams~ Duckweed Lemmlor Hairy tare VIhksuta Hairy woodrush LuzulaproSa Hammer dge Cam%Aivta E ~ardnr~h .imm /n&xus Hard shi-fm PolysUcAumawlealwn Early hair-grass Akap?mx Hardheads Early purple orchid && mawla Hawkwe@ EMer Szll??hwM Hawthwn Elm Uirrms sp. Hazel adena Enchanter's nightshade Ckmaakrhthna Heath bedstraw Wmwadh English dm hrninor Heath nr& Junws squ- Heam CaHuna MI@& F ~&3gdi MariapWia Hedaem- -yssyJYalEca Fabacacia Mps8l&mda Hemlodr Coniummaw~rm False f0x-w Camobubae HemW water droprOrt Osnanfhe mta Fescues mwkl SPP. Hemp flgdmon~ Ei,patorium ~~rn FIeM maple Acercavfrs Herb Rohl Wummhtimm Fidd rose arvd floarypeppenvOrt Camwdraba Field Wws ~~ -plantain mm FMwoodrush hula- w Heraclerrm sp%dylIurn Kg F~SP HOW k quitdurn Fiorin AgrWssfdonM HoHyl~& Alfim~1roses Fleabane Purrcarle dymtemt Honeysudde lonicera pidymwrn Rotegrass Glpiahhm HOP Hmm Fool's watenxess Apkrmm Hoptrefoil TnWhampke Forget-menot lwYosoap s~. Hambeam Carpinus kirrIus ForsteA &rush huhhted ZanniGhelIIa Pa,usbb Foxglove @&tikpl~puma Hotnwoti Csrat@~mdemersurn Horsechestnut Wus-m tlorse-r;adish ~~ G tlorsetai~ Equiselumsp Galiqple CVperuskrlgus Gean Prunusavium Germander -1 ~chamaedrys I Glant rm Setyoi~~4 Hederah& Gipsy-wort LFQP- Irj-leavedspdwdl Veronirca-a Goat wilh mcap~18a hrj-b&vedtasdflrut CymiaWa muralis *Is rue -Ms lvy-hwdwatwmmbt Ranunwlu8tn&mw Goat's-beard T-pra* Goldiklts Ranudaau- bseberry Rtbes wa-crispa Gorse Uk- Grass vetchling Lalhynwm Japanese- fleymurhiajqmIca Japanese larch Lar&haf~@ri Great duckweed Jointed rush dmmatthbtus Great hairy willow-herb EpUolMvmhirsutum Great hedge Waw --Gsdium mlIw Great pondsedge &m~$6uii3 Greal reedmace TyphakW Great speanrort m-w Greatwaterdock Rmxh-~urn Greater stitchwort SMMahobsi~ Oak oatgrass oranae-ordm -poppy wsm ~W~Y ~runsus

Panided sedge Carexpa&Im parslev* mmsis Pear Peadwwl wmsp. Pedunculate oak Querws~ Pendubsedge CarrrxpMa peppar- Wum silacrs mmqslre Perennial rjegrm Lob;um pme Perslcatia P~~~rnpPrsrwria Piimrt Conopodfirm ndus Plne Pinus sp. Pbw Platmu5 q. Plantain PLrnsp- Pdlceman's helmet 1mpaPkns ghndulifera Prknrose Primulaw@s PM Ligvsfrvmw. w- L~rn~~ w*purpte~4= hWnkam&s PVracantha --p)ll;acanlha sp+

Raogad robin m Ramsons Red bartsia wcampkn Reddwer Maurant RddmhdUe Redleswe Rebrebreddod! Reed Reedwmtgras Reedgrass Mm Reflexed shwop Remotesedge Restharrow Rhdxhuhn mrl Rpse RoeQy*herb m#- R-- R-- RPwan w=Rllsh Sakhn sarad burnet mwSalsify Sanrcle

W Wall barley Hodsum muhum Wall qwdwell Vmnhawm& wr Wmm

vrawi 41ty Wavy trairqass W4*A*,, h, W,

Mmdeadmie wq- Wile water-lily Stone parsley Whitewilk st onmop WIMmrn Strawberry w,* Swamp cy(wess Wndm sweetbriar Wdw swtChstAUl -tRag Wild- Sweetvemalgraws Willow w- wood anemone Wood am -t- -t- woodgroundsel Sycamom wood meli Wood mllet woad poa w-sage Tall bmma Tall lm ~~ W~speedwen T~Y 7-m- W~sperge Teasel m==- wood-mml ThM -sp. WY~elm Thlw#fved sandwort AM?ti@lM Timothy -pra$lwe Toad rush ~~ ~~ st wswort Hypb#iwmhundhrwrm TrM bur-- T~~~ W-h-- Tufted hair- -+ Tuftedvetoh wmm ---- TwkeyW awwscenis Ydbw piqwd Lp,mwmmm Tutsan Hvperiarm- YeWow ratlle ~Wsmhw Lk3tWi3Mta Yellow water-lllv NWbtaa Yew ~&hmb Yorkshkefog hhbtlt# ix 2b Alternative English names for plants

fwwn by a variety of diffmt English of Uw MM I* For re* imliwith ofher tern, hk3,Tlw~ussd in thfs haw largely mwof the commoner altematlve mas are given ubh~W~s(l~)Excur&aflora beb.

Green atbet My's smodt Cudroo flower Lords-an&Mes Cuckoo pint Field bindweed Woody nightshade Oat grass False oat-, tall oat- sloe Oriental popW Opium papW Branched burqeed *a. P&nculate oak Em oak Polim'shelmet Himalayan balsam

Red-veined dodc Wooddock C bgvlolet, mmwdog-videt wm Reed canarygrass mlettuce Ribwort RWrtplantain Rowan Wnash C Creeping bent-grass ws tail

WaH-papper Biting shwop Wood awns Herb Benneft Wdgroundssl Heath grauW1 Black !mapwwd uw Garlic mustard, Index to sites and key to figure 7

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