Local Wildlife Site

Accessible Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation

Victory Park and Elba Place Nature Garden
Borough: Southwark
Grade: Local
Access: Free public access (all/most of site)
Area: 0.5 ha

Description

Located in the soon-to-be-redeveloped Heygate Estate (as of December 2022), between the New Kent Road and Walworth Road, this Community Park is informally managed, with a good range of herbaceous plants and shrubs of value to pollinators and nesting birds. Occupying a small area in the centre is Elba Place Nature Garden.

Wildlife

The nature garden is surrounded by native scrub and includes a pond, a wildflower bank and raised allotment beds. For such a small area, there is a wide range of native species and the pond is known to support common amphibians. Wren and house sparrow have been recorded and likely to benefit from the dense scrub and shrub habitat. Notable plants including purple loosestrife bracken, marjoram, wayfaring tree and tansy. The site is managed by the local Community Association, and a local school.

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