Crane Park (Cycle Parking & Toilets)

KNELLER GARDENS Crane Park (Cycle parking & Toilets) M E A B Entrance D W A Dragonfly Trail (cycle & walking) Y E L N B L E R M Footpath A N AV E Footpath (disabled access) N U E THE SHOT TOWER (cycle parking) B Bus stop P Parking on adjacent roads E 4 U 1 N 3 E A V A D N L A S O O A C X O N R N I A L H V E T R TO WHITTON O W STATION N R M A ive I r C L H ra ne L R O A D H O 6 S 3 1 P A I T D A A CRANE PARK ISLAND O L R Y B NATURE RESERVE E R S T I D R G E H E C R T O A A PLAY AREA E D R G Crane Park What to look out for at Crane Park: How to get involved: London Wildlife Trust and Friends of the River Crane Park is a linear park, stretching The Park has a very natural feel in spite The old millstreams used to power mill • Crack willow Crane Environment (FORCE) all run regular either side of the River Crane. The Park of the housing that borders it on all machinery are still evident, as are the • Water vole conservation workdays. is approx 1 mile (1.5km) in length and its sides. The river supports over 15 remains of a number of buildings and • Ring-necked parakeet To use the site for educational visits and for current boundaries are the Hanworth species of fish and contains a wide machinery. • Kingfisher details of events and other activities please Road (A 314) and Kneller Gardens, variety of plants and trees as well as • Purple loosestrife contact London Wildlife Trust. The Shot Tower, a Grade II listed adjacent to The Meadway in nesting and visiting birds. • Yellow iris Contact details: building standing close to the entrance to Twickenham. • River water-crowfoot London Wildlife Trust 0208 755 2339 or Crane Park Island Nature Reserve within the nature reserve, is the only remaining e-mail: [email protected] • Marsh frog The northern side of the park is in the Park is managed by London Wildlife intact building from the mill’s history. web: www.wildlondon.org.uk • Dead wood left to rot as habitat for stag beetles London Borough of Hounslow and the Trust for wildlife and as a visitor and Friends of the River Crane Environment Built in 1828 the 83ft (25.3m) tall tower and other invertebrates southern side in London Borough of educational amenity. (FORCE) 020 8893 3503 (membership only), was used, for at least part of its history, • Remains of buildings and structures from the 020 8892 9518 (general enquiries) Richmond. The boroughs work together The reserve is home to the shy and for the manufacture of lead shot. Molten gunpowder industry e-mail: [email protected] to manage the Park as an important area nationally rare water vole as well as lead was poured, through a sieve and web: www.force.org.uk for nature and wildlife as well as people’s kingfishers and a host of other species, formed shot as it fell to the bottom of How to get there: enjoyment. many of which can be seen throughout the tower, where it was cooled in a tank Rail: Whitton then 20 minute walk Underground: Richmond (District Line), The Dragonfly Trail marked on your map the rest of the park as well. The nature of water. then H22 or 110 bus is a cycle and walking path that links reserve is always open for public access. Managed by London Wildlife Trust, the Bus: H22, 111, 110 both sides of the park from the Hanworth Partially wheelchair accessible As well a site of importance for wildlife, tower has been restored for use as a Road (A 314) to the Great Chertsey Parking on adjacent roads the Park has a dark and grim history. visitor and education centre and is open Road (A 316) The rest of Crane Park It once contained the Hounslow every Sunday afternoon. (For further Access – open at all times has a series of easily accessible Gunpowder Mills, a large factory that opening times and events please contact paths suitable for cycling and walking. Shot Tower – open on Sunday afternoons produced gunpowder between 1766 London Wildlife Trust) and for events and booked sessions Wheelchair accessible paths are shown and 1926. on your map. The Shot Tower.

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