Crane Park
Park
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Address
Island Nature Reserve,
Ellerman Avenue, Whitton,
TW2 6AA
Details
Once the old Hounslow Gunpowder Mills, this island is now a peaceful haven surrounded by the River Crane. It is a mosaic of woodland, scrub and reed bed, which due to careful management provides a home for the increasingly scarce water vole. The island welcomes visitors throughout the year and has good facilities for people with disabilities. School children on specially organised visits can investigate the rich aquatic life in the shallow stretches of the Crane and work is now in progress to turn the tower, an imposing relic of the old mills, into a nature study centre.
Open all the time
Directions
Map reference: TQ 130729 Lat: 51.44382 Long: -0.37543
Accessible by Public Transport: 0 miles from Whitton station