Local Wildlife Site

Accessible Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation

Twinkle Park
Borough: Greenwich
Grade: Local
Access: Free public access (all/most of site)
Area: 0.17 ha

Description

Twinkle Park is a small site with a very attractive pond and children’s playground.

Wildlife

The pond has good marginal vegetation, including a stand of lesser reedmace, and scattered gypsywort and water forget-me-not, while beneath the water is a dense growth of Canadian waterweed and hornwort. A boardwalk surrounds the pond, facilitating its use for pond-dipping by school groups.

Facilities

Children's play area; education (school visits)
Pond-dipping equipment © Gavin Kingcombe

Pond-dipping equipment © Gavin Kingcombe

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