Hounslow Heath to Hanworth Road Crane Park Hanworth Road This section of the lower Crane Valley includes to Hospital Bridge Road Hounslow Heath, once part of a vast heathland. Crane Park is on both sides of the river for this The Lower The open spaces are now made up of mixed stretch. The semi deciduous woodland covers grassland, remnant heathland, meadows, scrub, much of the park but there are grasslands, small woodland and wet woodland. islands, reed beds and wetland areas. The park Crane Valley It is possible to continue upstream for a further is managed for wildlife and has a rich history as 20km through the boroughs of Hounslow, the site of Hounslow Gunpowder Mills on the Hillingdon and Harrow. Richmond bank and Hanworth Farms, a model See       farm, now the site of Butts Farm estate on the Hounslow bank. London Wildlife Trust manages See       Crane Park Island and has an education centre based in a tower linked to the gunpowder mills.

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To learn more about green spaces along the lower Duke of Northumberland’s River and the River Crane please contact or visit:

FORCE Crane Valley Partnership [email protected] [email protected] London Road to Chertsey Road www.force.org.uk www.cranevalley.org.uk (through Moormead Recreation Ground) Moormead Park includes a children’s playground, Donkey Woods & Brazil Mill Woods tennis courts and sports pitches. It is the site of Crane Park to Hounslow Heath the annual St Margarets Fair. Kneller Gardens #"$%'*+ The Duke’s River Walk Chertsey Road to River Thames Duke of Northumberland’s River The Three River Walk (download only) The Duke of Northumberland’s River, built in River Crane to the River Thames at Isleworth the 16th century to supply water to the mills in as much of the bank is in private ownership. Isleworth, links the river Crane with the Thames !"! along a narrow wildlife corridor. becomes tidal. Isleworth Ait nature reserve can

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