Kingston Eviction

The application for felling trees at Canbury Gardens, Kingston was signed on 17th March. Protesters are now waiting for the forces of darkness to evict them.

The trees on both sides of the narrow park have rope walkways connecting them plus simple treehouses, banners and so on. According to one visitor the most impressive structure is a rickety tower, designed to topple if any of the trees that it is connected to by ropes and walkways is cut down. It's constructed completely of nailed-together bits of wood, is about forty feet high and painted as a medieval tower. Attached to it on one side are letters from children who have visited the camp.

Directions from Kingston railway station: turn right out of the station, walk along the footpath, over a bridge, turn right into an underpass under the railway. Turn left immediately after to head straight for the river. Canbury Gardens is on the right as you reach the Thames.