| Brockwell Park | |
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 The skyline from the highest point in Brockwell Park | |
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| Location | London, SE24 United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51°27′03″N 0°06′27″W / 51.45083°N 0.10750°W |
| Area | 50.8 hectares (126 acres) |
| Open | All year |
| Public transit access |  Herne Hill |
Brockwell Park is a 50.8 hectare[1] (125.53 acres) park located south of Brixton, in Herne Hill and Tulse Hill in south London. It is bordered by the roads Brixton Water Lane, Norwood Road, Tulse Hill and Dulwich Road.
The park commands views of the skyline of the city and Central London, and hosts almost 4 million annual visits.[2] At the top of the hill within the park stands Brockwell Hall.
Whilst competing against multiple demands from a broad range of other interests, the entirety of Brockwell Park is a Site of Importance for Nature Conservation (SINC) of Borough Importance (Grade I), with mature trees including ancient oaks, substantial lawn areas set to meadow, and a series of lakes.[3] As well as adding to the landscape value, these support a variety of birds, and bats including Pipistrelles, with frequent visits from rarer species like Daubentons, Noctule, Leisler's and Serotine bat.[4]
The park is listed for its heritage value on The National Heritage List for England, Parks & Gardens, Grade II. Noted for its nineteenth-century layout as a gracious public park, the clocktower, water garden, JJ Sexby-designed walled garden and other monuments, the park provides a pleasant exploration with links to its eighteenth-century agricultural past in the hedge lines, and mature oak trees.[5] The model village houses outside the walled garden were originally donated to London County Council by Edgar Wilson in 1943.[6][7]
The Brockwell Lido, a Grade II listed art deco building near the north of the park, is an open-air swimming pool popular with swimmers and bathers.[8] Its attached café/restaurant is also popular. Other amenities in Brockwell Park include tennis courts, a bowling green, a BMX track and a miniature railway.[9]
Brockwell Park is open from 7.30am to 15 minutes before sunset every day.[10]
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- ^ "Bat Walk at Night - Brockwell Park Community Greenhouses". Archived from the original on 14 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- ^ Historic England. "BROCKWELL PARK, Lambeth (1000794)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ "Rederick Powe, Chairman of Parks Committee, shakes hands over the plaque with Mr E.Wilson the donor". Getty Images UK. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ "Mr E.Wilson with his model village he has presented to the L.C.C." Getty Images UK. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ "Brockwell Lido". Lambeth Council. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
- ^ "London Borough of Lambeth | Brockwell Park". Archived from the original on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 10 November 2008.
- ^ "Brockwell Park | Lambeth Council". www.lambeth.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
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