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Coronation Gardens, West Kirby

Coronation Gardens is a small public park in the coastal town of West Kirby, on the north-west corner of the Wirral Peninsula. The park was built to commemorate the coronation of George VI and was restored during 2006–7. Coronation Gardens is located between Banks Road and South Parade. The park is one of several, in Wirral, to receive the Green Flag Award. History of the park Coronation Gardens was built in 1938 at a cost of £10,000 and named to mark the coronation of George VI . The area occupied by the park had previously consisted of sand dunes and soil had to be imported to create a medium for plants to grow. The design also included a wall to keep out the tide. The park was originally laid out with traditional ornamental flowerbeds and included a circular pathway and a cafe. Park restoration and activities The park was maintained by the local authority, but became neglected during the 1970s and '80s, with original flowerbeds and the circular path being removed to save on maintenance costs. Following public debate about the future of the park, Friends of Coronation Gardens was formed. Renovation took place in 2006-07 and the three-phase programme included a new entrance ramp and archway, relaying of the central path, new seating and maritime planting. A new wind vane sculpture of three wild geese was also installed, representing bird migration found on the surrounding Dee Estuary. Coronation Gardens hosts a number of events during the year, including a summer Art in the Park exhibition and the Friends of Coronation Gardens Fair. References External sources Friends of Coronation Gardens website Archived 25 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine
Cotteridge Park

Cotteridge Park is a public park in Cotteridge, Birmingham, England. Cotteridge Park is one of the Victorian parks in the city, set in 22 acres (89,000 m2), and located in the Bournville ward with an active community support group. It contains basketball and tennis courts, an orchard, an amphitheatre, playgrounds, a skateboard park, events space and copses. It had an on-site parkkeeper prior to funding for the role being withdrawn in October 2017 due to a drop of funding from the UK central government as a result of austerity policies. The Sons of Rest had a building in the park; it was demolished in the late 1990s. The Friends of Cotteridge Park was established in 1997. Community Building The Friends of Cotteridge Park group secured permission and funding for a small community building in the park. Construction began on 25 November 2019 and it was opened to the public during the August 2020. Delays to the construction were caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. References External links Friends of Cotteridge Park BBC Breathing Places Cotteridge Park (photographs)
Coulsdon Sixth Form College

Coulsdon Sixth Form College is a Sixth Form College for 16 to 19 year-olds based in Old Coulsdon, London and is built on the site of Purley High School for Boys. Courses The college offers predominantly GCE A Level and BTEC Level 3 courses, with provision for students to enrol on an Intermediate Programme (pre-A Level) and GCSE re-sit courses in English and Maths. The college has also recently introduced a T Level in Laboratory Science. Students at Coulsdon Sixth Form College have the option to ‘mix and match’ A Levels with BTEC Level 3 courses, which allows them to customise their study programmes to best match their interests and abilities. The range of courses covers: Visual and Performing Arts, Music, Business, Travel, Sport, Science, IT, Health and Social Care, Mathematics, Humanities, Languages and Media. This programme of study is unique to the college. Facilities The college is housed in a three-storey university style building. It has learning facilities such as a Learning Resource Centre (LRC) with 90 computers. Coulsdon Sixth Form College also offers students other facilities such as a Refectory, a theatre, sport hall, gym, netball and tennis courts and a playfield. Activities Students from the college can take part in the College Activities Programme and get involved in extra-curricular clubs and activities. These change each term but usually include a mix of skill-based activities, recreational sports and career orientated clubs. Progression Week in June enables Lower Sixth students to play a role in an action-packed week of activities, including external trips and a variety of college-based experiences, such as visits to theatres, places of historic interest, but also personal fitness sessions, creative workshops and activities to help with career planning. Sports In addition to the floodlit Astro Turf football/hockey pitch, tennis courts and extensive playing fields on site, the college has a Sports Centre comprising a sports hall and fitness suite. There is also a Football Academy, run by FTF Academy. This offers students the chance to benefit from football coaching in addition to their main course at College. Performing Arts The college has three studios, two dedicated to Music, and a theatre. There are annual shows which showcase a variety of musical and theatrical productions throughout the year enable students to express their performance skills. References External links Coulsdon Sixth Form College homepage
Covert Way

Covert Way is the only Local Nature Reserve in the London Borough of Enfield. It is also part of the Hadley Wood Golf Course and Covert Way Field Site of Borough Importance for Nature Conservation, Grade I, and it has an area of 7 hectares (17 acres). It is on the southern border of Enfield between the road named Covert Way and Monken Hadley Common in Barnet. Part of the site is semi-deciduous woodland which has woodpeckers and muntjac deer, and butterflies including white-letter and purple hairstreaks. In grassland areas there are the rare adder's-tongue fern and the locally scarce four-spot orb weaver spider. References External links "Covert Way, a London Borough of Enfield wood". Woodland Trust. Archived from the original on 2012-09-15. Retrieved 2013-08-14. "iGiGL the data portal of Greenspace Information for London". Greenspace Information for Greater London. 2013. Archived from the original on 2014-01-14. Retrieved 2013-08-14.
Cranbourne School

Cranbourne is a co-educational secondary school in Basingstoke, northern Hampshire, England. The school serves Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 students between the ages of 11 and 16. The school follows the National Curriculum. History Cranbourne was founded as the Cranbourne Bi-Lateral School in 1967 as a bilateral school for 11- to 18-year-olds, on the site of a former nursery. It became a comprehensive school in 1972 following the establishment of Queen Mary's Sixth Form College, It was renamed Cranbourne Business and Enterprise College in September 2004. Cranbourne (or CBEC) became the first of two Business and Enterprise Colleges in Hampshire in 2004 and has scola architecture refurbished in 2006. CBEC is separated into 9 blocks and has a small swimming pool and a 3-story science block (C block). The school changed its name back to Cranbourne (from CBEC) in September 2018. In July 2023 parts of the school ceased to be used after they were found to be made from reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete and thus potentially at risk of collapse. Head Teachers Mr Willis - 1967-1971 Mr Duke - 1971-1981 Terry Ayres - 1981-1997 Ann Morrison - 1997-2006 Betty Elikins - 2006-2016 Malcolm Christian - (Interim) 2016-2018 Jane Alpin - 2018–2023 Sarah Conlon - 2023–present Amalgamating with Fort Hill Community School At the end of the 2015-2016 academic year, Headmistress Betty Elkins resigned and Jane Aplin took over as Head. There are plans to merge the students of Fort Hill Community School with CBEC's due to low numbers at Fort Hill. At the county councils decision in June 2017, it was recommended and approved that Fort Hill will close on 31 August 2017. All Fort Hill pupils will start at Cranbourne in September 2017. Alumni Shelley Conn, actor Alex Thomson, journalist and newscaster References External links Official website
Crane Park

Crane Park is a 30 hectare public park next to the River Crane in western Twickenham. The park north of the river is in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, and the south in the London Borough of Hounslow. It is part of The Crane Corridor Site of Metropolitan Importance for Nature Conservation, and includes two Local Nature Reserves, Crane Park Island and Pevensey Road. History The Hounslow Gunpowder Works opened in the late 1760s in what is now the western end of the park. Crane Park Island was created to provide a mill pond for the water to drive the machinery. There were many explosions and the Shot Tower (pictured right) is now thought to have been a windmill for recirculating water to power the mills, rather than a shot tower for making lead shot. The licence to manufacture gunpowder was withdrawn in 1927, and part of the site was sold to Twickenham Council, which turned it into Crane Park. This opened in 1935, and was inherited by Richmond Council when Twickenham Council was abolished in 1965. The Shot Tower (now officially the Brick Tower) is a Grade II listed building. Wildlife The park has large areas of woodland, as well as pasture areas and the river bank, and it also has important industrial archaeology. It is managed to encourage wildlife, and Marsh frogs and the scarce water vole breed on the banks of the river. Access Although the park borders the London Borough of Hounslow, it is only accessible from Twickenham. There are entrances on Crane Park Road, Ellerman Avenue, Hanworth Road, Mill Road, Great Chertsey Road, Hospital Bridge Road and Meadway. The London Loop long-distance footpath goes through the park. References
Crane Park

Crane Park est un parc public de 30 hectares situé près de la Crane River, à l'ouest de Twickenham, à Londres. Le parc au nord de la rivière se trouve dans le Borough londonien de Richmond upon Thames et le sud dans le Borough londonien de Hounslow. Il fait partie du site d'importance métropolitaine du Crane Corridor pour la conservation de la nature et comprend deux réserves naturelles locales, Crane Park Island et Pevensey Road. Histoire La Hounslow Gunpowder Works a ouvert ses portes à la fin des années 1760 dans ce qui est maintenant l'extrémité ouest du parc. Crane Park Island a été créée pour fournir un étang au moulin à eau permettant de faire fonctionner les machines. Il y a eu de nombreuses explosions et on pense maintenant que la tour de tir (Shot Tower, photo de droite) était un moulin à vent pour la recirculation de l'eau servant à alimenter les moulins, plutôt qu'une tour de tir pour la fabrication de plombs. Le permis de fabrication de poudre à canon a été retiré en 1927 et une partie du site a été vendue au conseil municipal de Twickenham, qui l'a transformé en Crane Park. Celui-ci a ouvert ses portes en 1935 et en a été hérité par le Richmond Council lors de l'abolition du Twickenham Council en 1965. La Shot Tower (maintenant officiellement la Brick Tower) est un bâtiment classé de Grade II. Faune Le parc comprend de vastes zones boisées, ainsi que des pâturages et des berges de rivières. Il abrite également une importante archéologie industrielle. Il est géré pour encourager la faune, les grenouilles des marais et le rare campagnol d'eau, qui se reproduisent sur les rives de la rivière. Accès Bien que le parc borde le quartier londonien de Hounslow, il n’est accessible que depuis Twickenham. Le sentier longue distance de London Loop traverse le parc. Références Portail des espaces verts Portail de Londres
Crane Park Island

Crane Park Island is a Local Nature Reserve in Twickenham in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It is also part of The Crane Corridor Site of Metropolitan Importance for Nature Conservation. The site is an island in the River Crane, which is owned by Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council and managed by the London Wildlife Trust. The entrance is next to the Shot Tower in Crane Park. History The area was formerly the site of Hounslow Gunpowder Works, and the island was created to contain a mill pool to drive mill machinery. Some remains of it can still be seen, but the only major surviving structure is the Shot Tower, built in 1828. There were frequent explosions, and the Shot Tower was probably built as a watch tower to warn workers of fire hazards. The Ogden Standard on 9 July 1915 reported that there was a huge explosion heard for 10 miles (16 km). An initial small explosion warned factory workers and they were able to flee before the larger explosion. Only 1 person was killed but flying debris wounded many. In 1927 the licence to manufacture gunpowder was withdrawn, and part of the site was sold to Twickenham Council. The Council turned it into Crane Park, which opened in 1935. In 1990 Crane Park Island was designated a Local Nature Reserve. The site The island is heavily wooded, and also has a pond and areas of scrub and reedbeds. Mammals include the rare water vole, and other animals such as kingfishers, woodpeckers, frogs, damselflies and dragonflies are also found there. References "British Powder Mills Explode". The Ogden Standard. Ogden, Weber, Utah: W. Glasmann. 9 July 1915. pp. 1–8. ISSN 2163-4793. OCLC 12982876. Retrieved 9 July 2022. External links "Crane Valley Park". London Borough of Hounslow. Archived from the original on 11 July 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
Cranebank

Cranebank is a Local Nature Reserve on the east bank of the River Crane in Hatton in the London Borough of Hounslow. It is owned and managed by Hounslow Council. It is also part of The Crane Corridor Site of Metropolitan Importance for Nature Conservation. The site Cranebank has water meadows which have a number of locally rare species, such as cuckoo flower and ragged robin. It also has ox-bow lakes, and there are 26 species of butterflies and 12 of damselflies and dragonflies. The reserve is part of a park which has a variety of names. An old notice on the site calls it River Crane Park, while a newer one shows it as part of Crane Valley Park, which stretches along the River Crane from Great Chertsey Road to the Grand Union Canal. It is also shown as part of the six mile long linear Crane Valley Park by London Gardens Online, while London's environmental information centre, Greenspace Information for Greater London, calls it Dudset Farm Pastures. The London Loop long-distance walk goes through the reserve, and the directions show it as Crane Bank Park. Access There is access from Earhart Way and Waye Avenue Open Space. References
Cranham Brickfields

Cranham Brickfields is an 8.5 hectare Local Nature Reserve and a Site of Borough Importance for Nature Conservation, Grade I, in Cranham in the London Borough of Havering. It has an area of woodland with a pond, wildflower meadows, and a grassed area with a playground. The site was formerly used for excavating clay to make bricks, and during the Second World War vegetables were cultivated as part of the Dig for Victory campaign. Wildlife includes bullfinches, great crested newts, stag beetles and green hairstreak butterflies. There is also dyer's greenweed, which is rare in London. There is access from Sunnycroft Gardens and Limerick Gardens. The London, Tilbury and Southend line runs along the northern edge of the site, and a footpath under the railway leads to St Mary's Lane. References External links "Welcome to Cranham Brickfields Local Nature Reserve". The Brickfield Birder. "Map of Cranham Brickfields". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. "iGiGL data portal (map)". Greenspace Information for Greater London. Archived from the original on 2014-01-14. Retrieved 2013-10-18.
Custom House, Lancaster

The Custom House is a Grade II* listed building located on St George's Quay in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. The architect was Richard Gillow of the Gillow furniture making family. Designed in 1764 for the Port Commissioners, it was used for its original purpose until 1882 when the Customs were transferred to Barrow-in-Furness. Lancaster Maritime Museum The Custom House has housed the Lancaster Maritime Museum since 1985. Adjacent to the Custom House is a later bonded warehouse, which forms part of the Maritime Museum. The museum's exhibits include local fishing vessels, ship models, area merchants and trade, including the slave trade, the Lancaster Canal, area fishing industry, the development of the local ports of Glasson, Heysham, Sunderland Point, and Morecambe, and the social and natural history of Morecambe Bay. See also Grade II* listed buildings in Lancashire Listed buildings in Lancaster, Lancashire Sandside, Beetham References External links Lancaster Maritime Museum website
Cuttle Brook

Cuttle Brook is a 13-hectare (32-acre) local nature reserve in Thame in Oxfordshire. It is owned and managed by Thame Town Council. There are seven entrances to this site close to Thame town centre. It has diverse habitats, including the brook and its banks, scrub, woodland, meadows, reed beds, hedges and sedge beds. References External links Cuttlebrook nature reserve
Dagenham Village Churchyard

Dagenham Village Churchyard or St Peter and St Paul's Churchyard is a 0.88 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Dagenham in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. It is owned by the borough council. The church dates back to the early thirteenth century, and the graveyard has probably been in use for over 800 years. The churchyard contains the Commonwealth war graves of seventeen service personnel, nine from World War I and eight from World War II. It was closed to burials in the 1990s, and the church and the council then decided that it should be managed as a nature reserve. Its main importance for wildlife lies in its invertebrates, including butterflies and crickets, which provide food for bats. Woodpeckers feed on an avenue of lime trees, and a family of foxes live in the churchyard. Access is from Church Lane. References External links "Map of Dagenham Village Churchyard". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Dagenham Village Churchyard at Find a Grave "St Peter and St Paul's Churchyard". Greenspace Information for Greater London. Archived from the original on 6 November 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
Denham Country Park

Denham Country Park is a 69-acre public park and Local Nature Reserve in Buckinghamshire and the London Borough of Hillingdon. It is part of the 42 square mile Colne Valley Regional Park, and the Colne Valley Park Visitor Centre and cafe are located in Denham Country Park. The Colne and Misbourne rivers pass through the park and the Grand Union Canal forms its eastern boundary. It has a variety of wildlife, including herons, kingfishers, damselflies and dragonflies. There is access from Denham Court Drive and the canal towpath. Denham Quarry Park Natural England lists Denham Quarry Park as a separate Local Nature Reserve in Buckinghamshire. However, this appears to be an error as the boundaries are shown as almost the same as Denham Country Park, and Denham Quarry is on the other side of the Grand Union Canal in Hillingdon. References External links Official website
Deptford Park

Deptford Park is a public park in Deptford south-east London. It is owned by London Borough of Lewisham. The closest local stations are Deptford and Surrey Quays. History of the park Deptford Park was originally a market garden belonging to the estate of the Evelyn family. Located near the River Thames, it was renowned for its onions, celery and asparagus. In 1884, London County Council bought the land for the creation of a public park. It was designed by the chief parks officer Lt Col J. J. Sexby and opened to the public in 1897. Park design and features The park covers an area of 7.07 hectares (17 acres) and is accessed from Evelyn Street, with the entrance retaining traditional iron gates and railings and a small avenue of London planes. The original structure of the park is largely intact, with a perimeter pathway lined with further mature London planes. Facilities include a football pitch and play area. Recent regeneration of the park has included installation of a new children’s playground and ‘The Avenue’, a redesigned entrance way leading to a formal paved area with seating. There is also now a small community orchard. In 2008, a steel sculpture, Blue Iridescence, by the artist Heather Burrell, was installed in the park. In 2015, a consultation was announced to put in an astroturf pitch in the South West corner of the park. This would have replaced the existing football pitch, covered up the old athletics tracks and reduced the natural green space in this mid-sized park, with associated risks to local wildlife. A growing and increasingly vocal residents' community opposed the installation, and the Council listened to the residents by rejecting the application. Other local green spaces The south-west corner of the park is in close proximity to railway tracks, which separate it from the small 1970s park Folkestone Gardens, approximately 0.1 miles (0 km) away. In connection with the proposed development Neptune Wharf, there are plans in place to open up the connection between Deptford Park and Folkestone Gardens, with a pedestrian walkway and cycle path underneath one of the railway arches currently blocked up, enabling safe and easy access between these two much-used green spaces where there is today only a narrow pavement through a tunnel shared between pedestrians, cyclists and cars. Sayes Court Park, an historic garden also built on land belonging to the Evelyn family, is around 0.5 miles (1 km) away and provides access to the Thames Path. There is today no direct access from Deptford Park to the Thames Path, however Neptune Wharf developers are proposing to renovate parts of the path. Local community groups are supporting the increased use of the area to enable access between the different green spaces and the Thames Path, and working with the developers to enable a clear through route in future. References External sources Lewisham Council Masterplan for Deptford Park
Desborough Island

Desborough Island ist eine Insel in der Themse oberhalb des Sunbury Lock in Surrey, England. Die Insel entstand in den 1930er Jahren, als der Desborough Cut durch die Thames Conservancy angelegt wurde. Die Insel und der Kanal sind nach dem damaligen Vorsitzenden der Thames Conservancy Lord Desborough benannt. Der 1 km lange Kanaldurchstich begradigte den Flusslauf zwischen Weybridge und Walton-on-Thames und schuf so die Insel zwischen dem Kanal und dem stark gewundenen Flussabschnitt bei Shepperton und Lower Halliford, der auch weiterhin schiffbar ist. Der Durchstich verminderte die Überflutungsgefahr in Shepperton und halbierte auf diesem Themse-Abschnitt die Wegstrecke. Die Insel besteht zum größten Teil aus Grünfläche und Sportplätzen sowie einem Wasserwerk. Man erreicht die Insel von der Walton Lane in Walton-on-Thames aus über zwei Brücken. Von den 45 Hektar der Insel sind 14 Hektar offene Grünfläche. Auf der Insel befindet sich das Walton Water Wasserwerk, das sich im Besitz der North Surrey Water Company befindet. Die Sportplätze auf der Insel gehören dem University Vandals Rugby Club und dem Weybridge Rifle and Pistol Club. Andere Teile der Insel befinden sich im Besitz der Environment Agency und den Räten der Grafschaft Surrey und des Boroughs Elmbridge. Siehe auch Liste der Inseln in der Themse Einzelnachweise