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Crane Park to Hounslow Heath Rse Green Spaces Along History If you want to learn more Crane Park to Much of the land at the edge of Houn- about green spaces on the River slow Heath was once farmland, cut off Crane please visit: Hounslow Heath by the London and South Western Rail- way in 1850. In the 18th century a Mill FORCE Green Spaces on the Stream was dug to provide extra pow- Email [email protected] River Crane er to the Hounslow Gunpowder Mills. or visit www.force.org.uk Between 1922 and 1969 there was 32 Friends of the miles of track and sidings at Feltham River Crane Environment Marshalling Yards. design &illustration-paulsmithadi.co.uk @FriendsRivCrane The circular walls of the sewage works, Hounslow Council disused from the 1930’s and known as Telephone 0845 456 2796 Feltham Circles, form an outdoor Visit www.hounslow.gov.uk Y Richmond Council Telephone 08456 122 660 Email [email protected] or visit www.richmond.gov.uk/ Links Upstream & Downstream parks The network of linked open riverside spaces continues upstream through Donkey Wood and Cranford Park, link- ing to the Grand Union Canal, and be- yond to Ickenham Marshes at Northolt. Z Crane Park and Kneller Gardens, where it divides into the River Crane and the Duke of Northumberland’s River. Friends of the River Crane Environment Z Z#$ © Friends of the River Crane Environment (FORCE) 2014 Registered Company No. 8383410 Registered Charity No. 1108542 shared use path Hounslow Donkey Woods & dragonfly trail Grand Union Canal footpath Golf Cour informal path river flow Cavalry Tunnel Cygnet Avenue open spaces Roy Jubi outdoor classroom 267 bus routes Feltham Marshalling Yards national rail FORCE carved bench footpaths in this subject to consu Feltham 0.5m 117 235 Feltham Circles 285 490 635 H26 Sout A244 Midd Crem Gard De Brome Playing Fields Pevensey Road Nature Reserve A312 Uxbridge Road Peven s 285 490 Hanworth Park 0 0 Heath Crane Park to Hounslow Heath rse Green Spaces along P e e v the River Crane v r e se ns e ey e R Road Natur yal Mail bilee Mail Centre F P s elt es eve d ham Circl nsey Wetlan s area ultation Hounslow 1.6 m Little Park Mill Farm Crescent C r an h C l e nc avalry Tunne Park pike be th West 110 dlesex Pevensey Hanworth Road matorium Wetlands 111 dens Ellerman Avenue footpaths in this area subject to consultation Crane Park (London Borough of Richmond) sey Road Kneller Gardens, Whitton & Twickenham H25 Saxon Avenue 111 Crane Park (London Borough of Hounslow) H25 Hounslow Road 0.5 approximate distance in kilometres approximate distance in miles 0.5 Friends of the River Crane Environment The River & Wetland Areas ‘Wasteland’ Man has altered the course of the Between Crane Park and Hounslow Feltham Marshalling Yards supports River Crane, creating a millstream for Heath, the River Crane passes through Z Hounslow Gunpowder Mills and tun- a patchwork of open space, each with London due to the wide variety of im- nels under Feltham Marshalling Yards. its distinct ecology. Many of these ported surface soils. A rich variety of Large ponds, planted with marginal wet- spaces have a high environmental value both lime and acid loving plants create land species, were excavated recently in and include mixed grassland, heathland, a herb rich grassland and scrub. It is Pevensey Road Nature Reserve. Water wet meadow, wetland, scrub and wood- a home for birds (eg linnet and spar- voles are resident in the open river land. Together these green spaces pro- rowhawk), invertebrates (small copper channels. vide an important wildlife corridor for Z West London. (common lizard and slow worm). Woodlands Grassland Heathland Pevensey Road Nature Reserve has ar- !"" The surviving area of the once extensive eas of mature woodland which include now a large open area of acid and neu- Hounslow Heath was declared a Lo- a number of splendid mature and vet- tral grassland which has recently been cal Nature Reserve in 1991. There are eran oak and black poplars, as well as planted to improve the ecology of the visitor facilities including an information several old fruit trees, a reminder of the open space. centre, nature trail, dipping pond, bird farms that could once be found along watching hide and bridle path. the river corridor..
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