Morden Park (park)
Morden Park is a 50 hectare public park and Site of Borough Importance for Nature Conservation, Grade 1, in the district of Morden Park in the London Borough of Merton.[1] An area of 28 hectares is also a Local Nature Reserve. It is owned and managed by Merton Council.[2][3] The site includes the Morden Park mound, a Scheduled Ancient Monument,[4] and Pyl Brook runs through the park.
The park was previously the grounds of the eighteenth-century Morden Park House, which is now Grade II listed and used as a registry office.[5] In 1945 the house and park were purchased by Merton and Morden Urban District Council.[6] Some oaks are over 300 years old, and bird species include green and great spotted woodpeckers, coal tits and spotted flycatchers.[2] Grassland areas have wildflowers and a range of butterflies.[1]
There is access from Epsom Road, Morden Lane and London Road.[6]
In 2008, Merton Council proposed allowing Goals Soccer Centres to build seventeen football pitches of varying types, many of them floodlit, along with a clubhouse with a licensed bar on part of the park.[7] Following public objections, Merton Council revoked the decision in 2009.[8][9]
References
- ^ a b "Morden Park". Greenspace Information for Greater London. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ a b "Morden Park". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 6 March 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ "Map of Morden Park". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ Historic England. "Morden Park mound (1002011)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ^ "Register Office". www.merton.gov.uk.
- ^ a b "Morden Park". London Parks and Gardens Trust. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ From the Campaign website: "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 July 2009. Retrieved 30 October 2008.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Cabinet Committee Meeting Document: http://www.merton.gov.uk/democratic_services/ds-agendas/ds-fpreports/833.pdf[permanent dead link]
- ^ News article http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/archive/2009/11/30/news_wimbledon/4761303._Victory_for_local_democracy__as_Morden_Park_football_plans_dropped/
