Local Wildlife Site

Greenwich Peninsula Ecology Park is a habitat creation scheme containing a wide range of freshwater and terrestrial habitats. The land was bought in 1997 to regenerate and rejuvenate the area, linked to the construction of the nearby Millennium Dome. The Ecology Centre was created in 2000 and has been managed by The Conservation Volunteers (TCV). Ownership of the site passed to the Land Trust in 2011, and is still managed in partnership with TCV. The park includes an inner and outer boardwalk, the latter of which is a permissive footpath usually open at all times. The inner boardwalk has controlled access through the Gatehouse on site. The park’s location beside the River Thames offers good views across the river and two bird hides allow fantastic views of the many birds that visit the park. The Centre provides a very valuable educational resource. Southern Park lies immediately to the south of the ecology park and its wide open grassland is used for sports and recreation. This site is also owned by the Land Trust and managed in partnership with TCV. The Thames Path passes the entrance to the Ecology Park.