]> 2026-04-07T16:10:45+00:00 Case study:Barnes Common 500 en Approved Friends of Barnes Common London Borough of Richmond upon Thames Great Britain Yes No Yes false P8180084.jpg No London Borough of Richmond with Friends of Barnes Common has created a 400 sq m reed-bed with ditch links to Beverley Brook. More marginal plants will be added this Autumn with further fine tuning if needed. The construction work started in February 2010 and took two weeks. Planting commenced in April 2010 and has continued through to August 2010: the early reed and yellow flag planting has been very successful, and with these (sourced from the local Kew pond) came limited quantities of Sweet Galingale sedge, greater willowherb etc to which we have thus far added marsh marigold, meadowsweet, purple loosestrife, hemp agrimony and ragged robin. The plan has always been that this site should be 'reed-fen' which is flooded in winter and dries out but stays moist in summer - and it appears that we have broadly achieved this aim, with the site dry at times and ponding when there is heavy rainfall, which is helping to maintain the new plantings, but which would drain out if we opened the sluices: equally the brook depth in winter, with sluices open, should allow a period of consistent flooding for weed control and to allow a backwater haven. 51.471857,-0.24320469999998 Mike Friends of Barnes Common Hildesley ,, ,,, 12732 London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, SAM 0208.jpg Complete Friends of Barnes Common in partnership with LBRuT have created a new reedbed on the Beverley Brook 400m2 (20 x20) adjoining to the Beverley Brook. Wider aim of the project is to link up the reed beds in Richmond Park and the Wetland Centre. Create a new habitat for Barnes Common. Structural tree line/invertebrate productivity for foraging bats, plus bat roost potential; backwater; scalloped bays for marginal plants. Best practice management plan for commuting, foraging and roosting bats; watervoles, fisheries benefits and flood defence benefits; improvement of bankside for marginal plants and/or fringing reeds, strengthening wild life corridor along brook for birds, water voles, grass snakes, bats etc; enhance bankside marginal vegetation and provide suitable habitat for birds, invertebrates, plus potential for dispersal for the BAP species from London wetland centre e.g. water vole, grass snake; readily accessible to the public; forage area for bats. Barnes Common barnes common No 20 London Thames Beverley Brook (Motspur Park to Thames) and Pyl Brook at West Barnes beverley brook (motspur park to thames) and pyl brook at west barnes 1000 - 10000 km² 172 100 - 200 m Beverley Brook (Motspur Park to Thames) and Pyl Brook at West Barnes GB106039022850 Flood risk management Habitat and biodiversity Social benefits 10 - 50 k€ GB106039022850 Beverley Brook (Motspur Park to Thames) and Pyl Brook at West Barnes 2010-03-31Z 2455286.5 2010-02-01Z 2455228.5 2014-04-03T08:44:46Z 2456750.8644213 2017-06-06T15:16:37Z 2457911.1365394 Barnes Common 500 1 plainlist 5 [[Category:Case study]] [[Project title::!Barnes Common]] [[Subcatchment title::Beverley Brook (Motspur Park to Thames) and Pyl Brook at West Barnes]] Barnes Common# QUERY20a95fde13977ea5120acfd6bb44a406 Case study:Beverley Brook d/s of Rock’s Lane 500 en Beverley Brook d/s of Rock’s Lane Parent project 102 en Parent project