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Barbara C.
The Great British Spring Clean campaign is from 13-29 March, as part of this campaign, I'm arranging a Litter Picking walk. Meeting at Berrylands Station, the route will go up to the roundabout at the top of Chiltern Drive, along Surbiton Hill Park, and into the Hogsmill Nature Reserve, leading up to the A3. Hopefully we will pick litter along the route to the underpass, beneath the underpass itself and along the route on the A3 to the entrance to the continuation of the Hogsmill River. I doubt we'll get much further than that. I am arranging to get the litter bags picked up on the A3/Tollworth Rise North. I suggest we end with a drink in Woodies Pub, The Sportsground, Thetford Rd, New Malden KT3 5DX
Bring Gloves! Litter pickers and bags will be provided.
Meet outside Berrylands Railway station (two exits, use the exit nearest to the small shopping parade). Note: Railway replacement service on this day sadly! Wimbledon 10.14, New Malden 10.28, Arriving Berrylands: 10.40am Surbiton 10.44, Arriving Berrylands: 10.50am Bus K2 stops at the top of Chilton Drive (bus stop B by the Berrylands pub) you can pick up this bus from Kingston hospital, Norbiton, Eden Street Kingston, and Surbiton Station. You can also pick up the K2 from Hook Parade, Tolworth Station, and many stops in between. It is also possible to get a 131 bus from Kingston and stop at bus stop E California Road, cross the Kingston Road and enter California Road, turn left onto Willow Road, turn left just after no. 30 Willow Road and go across into Georgia Road, turning right then down to between 97-101 Georgia Road, follow a route to a 'cattle tunnel' (built for moving cattle from fields after the railway was built when this area was still farmland) a low tunnel, out the other side and into South Park Grove and keep to the right side of the street. Enter the park gates just after no. 37 South Park Grove and walk across Green Lane Recreation Ground, taking the path half left (south west) diagonally towards the park exit on the other side. Exit the park and turn right and walk over the Hogsmill river, walk up to the small roundabout and turn right and up Surbiton Hill Park, then at the top by the Berrylands Pub, turn right down Chiltern Drive down towards Berrylands Station.
