This section of the popular Lloyd Park is an attractive site with woodland around a medieval ornamental moat. The park provides access to nature in an area deficient in accessible wildlife sites, with three bridges allowing easy access to the island. William Morris lived in a house on the grounds between 1948-1856. In 2011-2012 major restoration works were conducted at the park, and it has since been award the Green Flag award for every subsequent year (including 2021).
Local Wildlife Site
Accessible Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation
Lloyd Park
Borough: Waltham Forest
Grade: Local
Access: Free public access (all/most of site)
Area: 1.96 ha
Description
Wildlife
North of the William Morris Museum, this part of park has an ornamental moat where a number of ducks, geese, moorhen and coot congregate. The surrounding vegetation consists of mature, native and non-native trees and shrubs, such as oak, lime, horse-chestnut, weeping willow, sycamore and hawthorn and areas of dense planted shrubbery. This is attractive to common birds including house sparrow, jay, magpie and robin. Between the trees and the theatre (occupying part of the island within the moat), are areas of tall flowers, ruderal vegetation and amenity grassland. Bats have also been recorded within the park, including common pipistrelle, soprano pipistrelle and common noctule.Facilities
Information; nature trail
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