Euston Meadows

Interpretive Sign: Euston Meadow

Sign Says: Euston Park is an 11 hectare park located in the Southcrest neighbourhood.  This park supports several types of ecosystems, including a wooded area that is part of the Coves 6Environmentally Significant Area (ESA), tallgrass meadow, and wet areas

Did you know that Euston Park used to be a gravel pit and then in the 1960's converted to a municipal landfill?  The landfill ran until 1971 and was capped in 1972.  Venting systems have been installed to manage the gas release from the landfill, but there is also some natural methane production from a remnant wetland on the west side of the park.

While walking along the paths within the park you will be able to see a variety of plants and animals.  There are black cherry, red oak, birds, (including ground-nesting birds), butterflies, insects, toads and much more!

Since 2004, Friends o the Coves Subwatershed Inc. along with the City of London, Upper Thames River Conservation Authority, London Community Foundation, Scouts Canada and their volunteers have naturalized and extended the tree line of the ESA.

What you can do to help protect this park:

  • Keep dogs on leash to protect the ground-nesting birds.
  • Keep to the mowed paths to prevent trampling vegetation.
  • Homeowners can use native plants in their gardens so that nonnative and invasive plants don't escape into the natural area.
  • Do not dispose of yard waste (including lawn clippings and weeds) into the park or woods.
Pictures from Interpretive Sign
 American Toad

Cattails

 Red-tailed Hawk

 New England Aster

Coves ESA

 
Tree Planting with St. Martin

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