London in Bloom awards Putney Lower Common Gold in the “Common of the Year” category


Putney Lower Common - Andrew Wilson

It was double glory for the Wimbledon and Putney Commons Conservators as they announced that Putney Lower Common and Wimbledon Common were both awarded Gold in the “Common of the Year” category of this year’s London in Bloom competition.

This was the first time that Putney Lower Common has been entered into the competition.

Judged under a broad range of criteria including community involvement, conservation, maintenance of facilities and ensuring the welfare of users, both Commons scored extremely well in all categories and as a result both Wimbledon Common and Putney Lower Common were presented with gold awards which are given to entries that have been recognised by judges as having reached an ‘outstanding’ standard, achieving a score of 85% and above in the judges marking criteria.

Simon Lee, Chief Executive of the Wimbledon and Putney Commons Conservators said: "These awards are a fantastic recognition of the hard work all our staff and volunteers put in to ensure the Commons remain a wonderful place to visit. We are particularly delighted with the result at Putney Lower Common, signifying that the recent landscape work to restore the Commons, providing enhanced woodland habitats, new hedge/shrub plantings and wildflower meadows have been recognised as a success by an independent judge.


October 2, 2017