Parks and open spaces in the London Borough of Croydon

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A section of South Norwood Country Park, in Greater London
Park Hill Recreation Ground, an example of an urban park in Croydon
Queen's Gardens
urban parkland area in Central Croydon

The

Tandridge; and the Countryside Agency. An additional partner is Natural Britain.[1]

Duppas Hill was Croydon's first public recreation ground, bought by the Board of Health in 1865. Addington Hills is a major floodplain in London for the Thames Valley and is recognised as a significant obstacle to the growth of London from its origins as a port on the north side of the river, to a large circular city. Mitcham Common also forms part of the borough although it is only partly in Croydon, the London Borough of Merton has the dominant half of the common, while Sutton make up most of the south side.

The

Park Hill
and Norwood Grove are examples of ornamental gardens in the Borough.

There are also many recreation grounds such as the one in South Norwood which is currently undergoing major refurbishment works. Examples of meadows include Heavers Meadow and Brickfields Meadow both located in South Norwood.

History

The

Lord Thurlow's estates in 1806, although some substantial fragments remain, notably the nature reserves at Dulwich Wood and Sydenham Hill Wood
.

Principal open spaces

Apart from smaller green areas such as sports grounds and smaller gardens, and

National Trust
property, the following are the major open spaces in the Borough:

Croydon North

Croydon Central

Croydon South

  • Happy Valley Park, Old Coulsdon : countryside area, 252 acres (101ha)
  • Farthing Downs, Coulsdon : another countryside area in the borough, notable for its walking trails[4]
  • Foxley Wood, Purley : An ancient urban woodland with Nature Reserve status noted for its diversity of flora and wildlife encompassed in an urban location featuring a nature trail. The Friends of Foxley in association with London Borough of Croydon manage the woodland.[1]

Water

The River Wandle is also a major tributary of the River Thames, where it stretches to Wandsworth and Putney for 9 miles (14 km) from its main source in Waddon. It forms a rough western boundary with the London Borough of Sutton, and for part of its length forms the boundary between the London Boroughs of Croydon and Lambeth The main river ends at Waddon with one of its tributaries ending in Selhurst. Another tributary starts in Thornton Heath as the Norbury Brook, becomes the River Graveney and joins the Wandle near Summerstown.

Wandle Park is one of 11 parks throughout Greater London chosen to receive money for redevelopment by a public vote. The park received £400,000 towards better footpaths, more lighting, refurbished public toilets and new play areas for children.[5]

Climate

The amount of green spaces in area can affect the climate of that particular area. Croydon has a

temperate climate in common with most areas of Great Britain, it is similar to that of Greenwich in Inner London: its Köppen climate classification is Cfb.[6][7] Its mean annual temperature of 9.6 °C is similar to that experienced throughout the Weald, and slightly cooler than nearby areas such as the Sussex coast and Central London.[8] Rainfall is considerably below England's average (1971–2000) level of 838 mm, and every month is drier overall than the England average.[9]

Climate data for London Borough of Croydon
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °F 38 39 42 46 52 57 61 61 56 51 43 40 49
Mean daily minimum °F 34 34 36 38 44 50 53 52 48 44 48 36 42
Average precipitation inches 1.2 1.2 1.6 1.2 1.6 1.2 1.6 1.6 2.8 2.0 2.0 2.4 2.00
Mean daily maximum °C 3 4 5 7 11 14 16 16 13 10 6 4 9
Mean daily minimum °C 5 5 6 8 10 13 15 16 13 11 8 5 9
Average precipitation cm 3 3 4 3 4 3 4 4 7 5 5 6 5.07
Source: Weatherbase [10]

See also

References

  1. ^ Downland project partners Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ John Aubrey Natural History and Antiquities of the County of Surrey, 1718, vol. 2, p. 33,
  3. ISBN 0-9515384-1-1
  4. Guardian Online
    . Retrieved 17 April 2008.
  5. ^ London parks get £6m for revamp (BBC News) accessed 10 March 2009
  6. ^ WorldClimate
  7. ^ (Temperature data) 
  8. ^ "Mean Temperature Annual Average". Met Office. 2001. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2007.
  9. ^ "Met Office: averages 1971–2000". Met Office website. Met Office. 2007. Retrieved 22 August 2007.
  10. ^ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for London, England, United Kingdom". Retrieved 2 November 2007.

Further reading

  • (1997) Hidden History in Croydon's Parks, Croydon Council

External links

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