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0 C::::,.;; 0 oi The site is included within the Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC) Regeneration Area. Cam89" Shed 0 Wormwood Scrubs makes a signifcant contribution to local open space provision and there will be a need to ~ J=~::J accommodate new visitors and residents accessing the site for recreation and wildlife opportunities. Without l Littlo WofmN<>Ocl Saubs an overarching masterplan and strategic investment this potentially poses a risk of unacceptable pressure on ~ C-' ------~ / existing habitats and recreational facilities. One facet of the masterplan includes an ‘early activation project’ 0 for OPDC: access improvements to The Scrubs in order to improve connectivity to the site from the OPDC ~~ Wormwood Scrubs development area to make sure visitor access is considered and managed. a?' ~ Wormwood Scrubs comprises 80 hectares (200 acres) of open space located in the northern section of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. The site is the largest open space in Hammersmith and • • Fulham and has been protected for public use since the commencement of the Wormwood Scrubs Act 1879. • • • The eastern section of the Scrubs is largely mown grassland with sports pitches set out. Several areas of the site are designated as a Local Nature Reserve and a large proportion of the western side of the site is identifed as a Site of Importance for Nature Conservation (SINC), comprising long grassland and scrub. We Linlord Christi• St

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Programme for the works

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Exhibition Park User Co-design Technical Design Masterplan and Design Survey workshops and Construction Consultation Site Issues and Analysis Biodiversity Net Gain October 2019 November 2019 Winter 2019/20 February 2020 Autumn 2020 Access & Interpretation The masterplan aims to Entrances require improvement, and better signage and interpretation increase the biodiversity Site history and evolution is required, especially the entrance from Old Oak Common Lane value of the site. 1870 1890 1945 1990

'Ii; .\ ,. '/. 1~ . --\·,l}"S•t~·. Management & Maintenance The habitats on site ....~ 1H···\, 'I.,, . ~.,~ ~~ ~i. --~1t -~'= The site has great potential for improved management and have been surveyed and -- - ,,-·- - ··--- •• maintenance, particularly to enhance biodiversity classifed in line with _J.'f DEFRA guidance. This ,- - .., ~-~-·.:•·r ,-;?', Sports & Recreation includes habitat condition, -- - -- .. _ ~:\;_:__ ----~ ....._ __ • '1 - \' --l• ·- . The Gaelic football pitches are currently located inside the SINC and connectivity and strategic - ' \ •-- ~ 1 ~- ~ - \ ' -.. - • I ..,_ t .- ,.,.. "'.:,:; are detrimental to ecology signifcance assessments. The Scrubs has no woodland, Railway infrastructure increases, The wester corner was flled New islands of trees in place it is primarily an open feld the Prison is completed and the with infrastructure, perhaps on the common with the path Protecting Ecology The assessment identifes amongst arable farmland form is similar to today with linked to the anti-aircraft gun parallel to Scrubs Lane added woodland planted to the NW site and ‘box-barrage’ Habitats could be better connected and reinforced, to ensure that the grassland protection from the densifcation of surrounding areas areas of the site show 1910s 1941 1950s signifcant potential for " Trees ecological improvement The more established woodland is contained along the north and the woodland areas perimeter, the woodland planted in the 1980s requires investment would beneft from diversifcation. Water Standing water and ponds could signifcantly improve ecology, but need to be carefully sited and sensitive to current use and ecology

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