Kingston’s largest nature reserve to be rewilded with historic £500,000 wetland restoration A major restoration project will transform South London's largest nature reserve into a pioneering wildlife sanctuary, Kingston Council has announced.
Citizen Zoo, which is partnering with the council and The Community Brain on the project, highlighted the reserve's potential: "Despite being home to ancient hedgerows, a locally significant population of brown hairstreak butterflies and a small fragment of wetland, [Tolworth Court Farm Fields] is far from reaching its ecological potential.".
The £500,000 scheme at Tolworth Court Farm Fields will restore historic wetlands across the 104-acre site, with funding secured from The National Lottery Heritage Fund and Mayor's Rewild London Fund.
Through innovative rewilding measures inspired by rural projects such as mixed grazing regimes, we aim to restore and enhance the site's ecological balance while honouring its rich cultural heritage.".
"Our shared vision is to establish a dynamic, mixed-mosaic nature reserve that nurtures a more diverse and abundant wildlife population.
