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Mayor bashes balsam and opens boardwalk at Six Acre Meadow

Mayor bashes balsam and opens boardwalk at Six Acre Meadow

Cllr Sushila Abraham gets stuck in with a spot of Himalayan Balsam bashing. The mayor of Kingston set to work tackling the invasive plant which has a stranglehold on Tolworth’s Six Acre Meadow which borders the Hogsmill River. She was joined by Kingston’s biodiversity officer Elliot Newton, also pictured, as well as Alexandra ward’s Cllr

Cllr Sushila Abraham gets stuck in with a spot of Himalayan Balsam bashing.

The mayor of Kingston set to work tackling the invasive plant which has a stranglehold on Tolworth’s Six Acre Meadow which borders the Hogsmill River.

She was joined by Kingston’s biodiversity officer Elliot Newton, also pictured, as well as Alexandra ward’s Cllr Mark Beynon (pictured left with Elliot) and a group of volunteers who had also come to watch the borough’s first lady declare a new 70 metre stretch of boardwalk open (below).

The boardwalk, which will eventually form a circular loop through the woodland and around a neighbouring wet meadow, is made out of 50,000 plastic bottles which have been saved from landfill.

“This really is a special location – it’s where Sir John Everett Millais painted the background to his famous piece Ophelia in 1851. And as one of the borough’s oldest hay meadows, it’s home to a wealth of exciting biodiversity.

“We are so fortunate to have this natural heritage on our doorsteps and the new walkway will ensure this area is accessible to everyone, of all ages, to enjoy now and for years to come.”

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