The Cabin on Feltham Green

Hounslow Council is delighted to announce that construction of the Cabin on Feltham Green has started and is due to be completed during the autumn, 2024.

We hope that the Cabin’s distinctive and low carbon design will signal a new level of ambition for everyone who lives, works or studies locally and create a renewed sense of ownership and pride in the town centre. Its highly visible position in the centre of the town will form an integral part of both the natural landscape provided by the Green and the urban landscape of the adjacent High Street.

Purpose of the Cabin

The Cabin will provide a visible and friendly space to engage the community and welcome visitors. Its principal purpose will be to provide a base for the Friends of Feltham Green and to create a central hub for risk by slowing water flow in times of high rainfall and mitigate drought by holding more water on the land.”

Elliot Newton, Co-Founder of Citizen Zoo, said: “We are hoping to challenge perceptions, and demonstrate how London too, can embrace these ecosystem engineers as we strive for a healthier, wilder future in which our Capital can become a leader in urban rewilding. This will greatly benefit not only wildlife populations but local communities too.”

Head of Restoration at Beaver Trust, Dr Roisín Campbell-Palmer, said: “Now that beavers are back in Britain, learning to coexist with them is fundamental to the species’ successful restoration. We look forward to continuing to support the team to make the most of this superbly located site.”

Feltham’s many and varied local activities hosted by different community groups and public sector services. It will also provide much-needed storage for tools to support community gardening and litter picking. The Cabin has been designed to be used flexibly, for example as a pop-up museum/ art gallery/ exhibition venue/ meeting room/ workspace. The Cabin will also provide a venue for people from across the world who come to Feltham to celebrate the life of a one-time resident, Freddie Mercury.

The Friends of Feltham Green aim to make the Cabin available for the public and other local community groups on a ‘cost-recovery’ basis.

Its highly visible position in the centre of the town will form an integral part of both the natural landscape provided by the Green and the urban landscape of the adjacent High Street.