Mayesbrook Park
Mayesbrook Park is a 43 hectare
The park, which was opened in 1934, was created to meet the need for open space for the London County Council's Becontree Housing Estate. The park has a car park, a children's play area, football pitches, a cricket pitch and pavilion, an athletic track, tennis courts, basketball court, and lakes.[1] The Mayesbrook Park project has used green infrastructure engineering to address flood water management needs.[5]
The southern end has two large lakes which are rich in wildlife, newly planted woodland and rough grassland.[2] The Mayes Brook runs along the western edge. There is access from Lodge Avenue.[1] 51°32′25″N 0°06′40″E / 51.5403°N 0.1111°E
Mayesbrook is also a ward of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. The population of the ward at the 2011 census was 10,342.[6]
References
- ^ a b c "Mayesbrook Park". London Parks and Gardens Trust. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
- ^ a b "Maysbrook (sic) Park, South". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 6 March 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
- ^ "Map of Mayesbrook Park, South". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
- ^ Post Memories: The Mystery of Matchstick Island, Barking and Dagenham Post, 15 August 2016
- ^ "Mayesbrook Park - Green Infrastructure Case Study: Creating the UK's first climate change park in east London (NE394)". Natural England. 19 June 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
- ^ "Barking and Dagenham Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
External links
- "Mayesbrook Park". Greenspace Information for Greater London. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2013-11-02.
- "iGiGL data portal (map)". Greenspace Information for Greater London. Archived from the original on 2014-01-14. Retrieved 2013-11-02.
- "Mayesbrook Park". London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. Archived from the original on 2013-10-20.