Lewisham parks and open spaces
- Lewisham parks and open spaces
The London Borough of Lewisham, like all the London boroughs has many parks and open spaces within its boundaries, part of the "green lung" of London. Management of the borough-owned parks and their facilities is contracted out to "Glendale Grounds Management". The major sites are:;Nature conservation sites:
* "Beckenham Place Park"
* Blackheath - the common
* the Thames/"Deptford Creek" area
* "Hither Green Nature Reserve"
* "Sue Godfrey Nature Reserve" at Deptford - reclaimed from industrial wasteland
Together with other smaller sites, such as ponds, woods, and railside areas there is a total of 1185 acres (474ha) of land defined as "Sites of Nature Conservation Importance".;Local ParksThere are a total of 45 parks in Lewisham. Apart from those shown above as nature conservation areas, the main other parks are as follows; the complete list is shown [http://www.lewisham.gov.uk/LeisureAndCulture/ParksAndRecreation/LocalParks/ here] :
* "Brookmill Park": on the River Ravensbourne, new site and part of the National Cycle Network route 21 (the Waterlink Way) to the Sussex coast
* "Chinbrook Meadows": on the River Quaggy east of Grove Park railway station; part of the South East London Green Chain
* "Deptford Park": owned by the Borough since 1897
* "Forster Memorial Park": east of the A21 road in the Whitefoot and Bellingham area.
* "Ladywell Fields": situated alongside the railway line between Ladywell and the Catford Bridge and Catford railway stations; a large area containing sports facilities (athletics track, tennis courts, and a sports hall), together with a small nature reserve
* "Mayow Park", Lower Sydenham: oldest municipal park, opened 1878
* "Mountsfield Park", Catford: opened 1905, once used by Charlton Athletic FC for two seasons
* "Sydenham Wells Park", Upper Sydenham: medicinal springs, water features and formal gardens; multi sports ball court and tennis courts
* "Telegraph Hill Park", New Cross: named after semaphore telegraph once placed there; refurbished 2004, includes a lake
External links
* [http://www.lewisham.gov.uk/LeisureAndCulture/ParksAndRecreation/ Lewisham borough: details of parks]
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Barnet parks and open spaces — The London Borough of Barnet, located on the northern periphery of London and having much of the area within its boundaries in the Metropolitan Green Belt, has a large number of parks and open spaces. In addition there are large areas taken over… … Wikipedia
Croydon parks and open spaces — A section of South Norwood Country Park, in Greater London Par … Wikipedia
Havering parks and open spaces — The London Borough of Havering is a London borough in northeast London, England. Part of Outer London, much of its area is protected from development by the Metropolitan Green Belt and more than half the borough is now parkland. Its parks and… … Wikipedia
Bexley parks and open spaces — The London Borough of Bexley owns and maintains over 100 parks and open spaces within its boundaries, with a total of 638 hectares (1,580 acres)[1]. They include small gardens, river and woodland areas, and large parks with many sporting and… … Wikipedia
Merton parks and open spaces — The London Borough of Merton is an outer London borough in the south west of the conurbation. Merton s parks and open spaces range in size from Mitcham Common and a major part of Wimbledon Common to the smaller gardens, sports grounds and… … Wikipedia
Sutton parks and open spaces — Trees linking Cheam Park with Nonsuch Park, in Cheam. The London Borough of Sutton, one of the peripheral London boroughs, has 89 parks and open spaces within its boundaries, a total area of 1500 acres (6 km²). The main parks are: Beddington … Wikipedia
Newham parks and open spaces — Thames Barrier Park (Mar 2007) The London Borough of Newham, in spite of being one the more crowded areas of London, has over 20 parks within its boundaries, as well as smaller recreation grounds. The larger parks in the Borough include: Beckton… … Wikipedia
Chingford and Woodford Green (UK Parliament constituency) — Chingford and Woodford Green Borough constituency for the House of Commons Boundary of Chingford and Woodford Green in … Wikipedia
Dagenham and Rainham (UK Parliament constituency) — Not to be confused with Gillingham and Rainham (UK Parliament constituency). Dagenham and Rainham Borough constituency for the House of Commons … Wikipedia
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea — London borough, Royal borough … Wikipedia
