Agenda item

Report of the Superintendent of Hampstead Heath.

The Committee received a report of the Superintendent of Hampstead Heath updating them on the final stages of the Ponds Project. It was anticipated that better weather in the spring will allow the aquatic planting, marginal planting and wildflower meadows to establish. A petition of 5097 signatures was still being promoted, to prevent public access to the island at Model Boating Pond. The Superintendent would investigate the various options, including dividing the island, and present them to the meeting of the Consultative Committee in March.

The Director of Open Spaces reported that the project would be used as an example of best practice at an upcoming meeting of the Summit Group.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.