Please join myself and the Biodiversity Officer from Kingston University for a spot of weed pulling on the grounds of Tolworth Court Sports ground.
We will be meeting at the headline coordinates for a bit housing keeping, instructions and signing in purposes.
Himalayan Balsam is an invasive, fast growing plant, which overcomes local species and causes large scale erosion of the ground it covers. The plant although beautiful, can seed quickly with explosive pods which fling the seed up to 7m away!. It is easy enough to remove by the root and over successive years the area can be cleared.
Please be prompt for the health and safety talk, after which will we move into the grounds. Parents will need supervise their children at all times.
Please wear old clothes/waterproofs that are suitable for day's weather and sturdy boots as the area we will be working on is uneven and generally uneven. PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN GLOVES.
Public transport to the meeting spot is via local trains, Tolworth railway station is the nearest.