Check the Events Page for latest happenings in Cranford Park
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE CAR PARK IS NOW OPEN AS ARE ALL PEDESTRIAN ACCESS POINTS. THERE MAY BE SOME LIMITATIONS OF ACCESS BUT ONLY TO THE CONSTRUCTION AREAS< OTHERWISE THE PARK AND CAR PARK IS FULLY OPEN!
Work is going well on the National Lottery funded enhancement of the park and we are all keen to see its full reopening. Lots of problems have been encountered, not least financial ones at a time of high inflation and a shortage of building materials. These are being ironed out one by one. It is hoped that some of the buildings and structures will be handed over (by the contractors) to Hillingdon Council in early June. The Friends have been assisting with a new park audio trail and other interpretation facilities in part of the the stables and restored cellars. Some members attended a Welcome Host course for volunteers in May, to help prepare for visitors. There was also a session with artists at Botwell Green Library, attended by young and old, to create ideas for the decoration of Roseville Road Subway. Another bit of news is that Cranford Park’s first full-time manager has been appointed by Hillingdon Council. We are looking forward to meeting Jonathan McGloin who takes up his post this month.
See you in Cranford Park soon!
Cranford Park is owned & managed by London Borough of Hillingdon Green Spaces Team
LBH Contact Centre. If you have any concerns about the maintenance of Cranford Park (or any park in Hillingdon) it is best to report this to the Contact Centre at the Civic Centre. This ensures that the issue is logged and the right people are alerted to put things right.
Email: contactcentre1@hillingdon.gov.uk
Tel: 01895 566000
Web: www.hillingdon.gov.uk/contactus
Help research and interpret the history of Cranford Park and the people who lived and worked there – join our History & Conservation Working Party.
Help with wildlife/tree surveys.
Help set up and run events.
If you have specific skills connected with tasks as diverse as video filming, building conservation or walk guiding please let us know.
For more information please contact: secretary@cranfordparkfriends.
Cranford Park Friends is a volunteer group re-established, after a four-year hiatus, in November 2012 at a meeting in the park’s St. Dunstan’s Church. It aims to increase local knowledge, understanding and enjoyment of Cranford Countryside Park, a historical green space in West London spanning 144 acres. This hidden gem is situated in a built-up area near Heathrow Airport in the London Borough of Hillingdon, on its border with Hounslow.
The Friends Group shares a common aim, and works in close collaboration with, the London Borough of Hillingdon, though it is an independent body serving the needs of members and visitors alike.
The park has diverse wildlife and habitats ranging from wildflower meadows, grassland and ornamental woodland, to the wetland of the River Crane, which runs its entire length. Much of it is a Conservation Area, with several Grade II Listed buildings, including medieval St. Dunstan’s Church, an extensive Ha-Ha and the 18th century Stable Block and Cellars of former Cranford House (demolished 1945). It features in the London Parks & Gardens Trust’s ‘Inventory of Historic Green Spaces’ and is centrally positioned among the Crane Valley’s parkland chain, stretching from Harrow to the river’s confluence with the Thames.