Tag Archives: Morden Hall Park

National Trust calls in working horses to make hay in the sun

It’s one of the sights of the summer, offering a view of a bygone age. The National Trust at Morden Hall Park, just a short tram ride from Croydon town centre, have called in the working horses to make hay … Continue reading

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‘Quality rivers for all’ – London Rivers Week seeks solutions

London Rivers Week returns from Friday May 30 to Sunday June 8, with a theme for 2025 being “quality rivers for all” – emphasising access to nature and good quality blue and green spaces. “From river restoration to litter-pick sessions, … Continue reading

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Floods on the Wandle as Environment Agency issues warning

The impact of Sunday night’s heavy rain, when a month’s average rainfall was deposited over parts of London and the south-east in little more than a couple of hours, is still being felt across the area, with a forecast of … Continue reading

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Fire Brigade issues safety warnings ahead of further flooding

The London Fire Brigade has issued warnings about keeping safe during flooding after downpours saw roads and properties affected across the capital throughout the night. Further heavy rainfall has been forecast for the next 24 to 36 hours. Morden Hall … Continue reading

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Sharkey among guests as River Summit comes to the Wandle

Feargal Sharkey, a leader in the national debate about the parlous quality of water in the country’s rivers, lakes and canals, is among the participants at the 2024 UK River Summit which is being held along the banks of the … Continue reading

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Rivers Week keeps water pressure high for climate change

Policymakers, water companies, businesses, industry and the public in London will all need to work together help to protect London’s rivers in order for them to be better prepared to tackle the impacts of droughts and floods brought on by … Continue reading

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Discover the wonders of the Wandle in London Rivers Week

There’s a chance to learn more about one of the Thames’s important tributaries, the river that did much to shape Croydon, Carshalton and Merton, in a series of free events being staged on Wandle Discovery Day, being held on Saturday … Continue reading

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Et tu, Brute? Globe brings Julius Caesar to Morden Hall

Julius Caesar is coming to a tram stop near you later this month, when the Shakespeare’s Globe company unpack their costumes and set up stage in the beautiful surroundings of Morden Hall Park. The performance will take place in the … Continue reading

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Park’s learning department could be axed by National Trust

The National Trust’s slogan at present is “Everyone needs nature”. At the National Trust-run Morden Hall Park, just a short tram ride from Croydon, there is nature in abundance in a free-to-enter green oasis in the city, seemingly a perfect … Continue reading

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Quacky Races comes to the River Wandle next month

One of Morden Hall Park’s favourite traditions returns on Saturday, September 1: Quacky Races. The River Wandle and a number of channels flow through Morden Hall Park, now run by the National Trust. In the past, the waterways were used … Continue reading

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Cashflow gets the Wandle rolling on a green way to the Thames

Croydon, Wandsworth, Sutton and Merton are to benefit from another £2 million grant for environmental work to further “de-urbanise” the River Wandle, one of the first industrialised and culverted of London’s Thames tributaries. In Croydon, that will help transform the … Continue reading

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