Members of the Ham and Petersham Association gather for litter picking on Ham Common.
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This week the Environment Trust teamed up with the Ham and Petersham Association (HPA) to help clear litter on Ham Common. Despite the threat of rain, a group of willing volunteers clutching rubbish bags and litter pickers fanned out across the common and into the woods, emerging some time later with bulging bags of rubbish, which Richmond Council took away.
The invasive snowberry near the pond at Ham Gate was also tackled again, with all above-ground stems cut and more of the roots dug out. With the bluebells beginning to appear, it is easy to appreciate why it's important to remove the snowberry. Where the snowberry has become established, there are no bluebells. This site will need to be revisited to ensure complete removal of the snowberry in the coming years.
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