Local Wildlife Site

Wildlife

This linear park has a narrow strip of secondary native woodland along its north-western edge, with a good structure and wide variety of trees including oak ash and aspen, the latter a rare species in Southwark. Great horsetail, scarce in London, is common on the ground. There are some fine mature trees, including a former railway boundary of pollarded ash and. To the north-east of the park the linear strip of vegetation continues into an amenity area around housing, supporting herb-rich neutral grassland on the steep slopes. Some areas are tussocky, with frequent anthills, and dominated by coarser grasses such as Yorkshire fog and tall fescue. Short grassy area are more species rich with frequent black knapweed, mouse-ear hawkweed, ox-eye daisy, sweet woodruff, bird's foot trefoil and cowslip. A substantial population of cowslip is supposed to occur in the short grass, the origins of which are not known, but they are the only ones in the Borough which might be wild. Mare's tail, an uncommon species in Southwark, has also been recorded on the boundary with Aquarius Golf Course. The site is known to support a number of locally important species including common kestrel and pipistrelle bats.

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