South Norwood Lake

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South Norwood Lake

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Location: Main Entrance at Woodvale Avenue SE25, with other entrances at Auckland/Cypress Road & Maberley/Sylvan Roads Junctions, South Norwood, London SE25. Nearest public transport Bus 410 (Arriva) with Bus stops in Auckland Road, & Maberley/Sylvan Road. Bus 196 stops in South Norwood Hill, 10 mins walk, Railway Station at Norwood Junction 15-20 mins walk.

Description. The Park contains a good variety of habitats. These include Amenity Grassland, Mixed Oak Woodland, Hawthorn/Birch & Oak scrub on old allotment site with the Old Croydon Canal Reservoir and streams running trough the site and a wide range of wetland habitats (Willow Carr, Alder & Marginal Vegetaion). These habitats in turn support an excellent variety of birds, around 114 species recorded since 1997 around 40 species are regularly recorded as breeding. Notable species include, Ringed Necked Parakeet, Common Tern have been recorded to name but a few.

The additional habitat improvements carried out by Croydon Council funded by Heritage Lottery Funding (HLF) to enhance and restore wetland habitats present at the park.

Rarities.

Notable and rarities in recent years have included long staying Pied Billed Grebe in 1997/98, Firecrest, Honey Buzzard, while regular passage birds include Fieldfare, Redwing, Siskin and a good range of warblers and other finches.

Best time to visit.

ALL YEAR ROUND INTEREST - (Mornings being the most productive as the park can get very busy especially during the weekend).

Additional information, history and events and much more can be found at the following Croydon Council website link...

http://www.croydon.gov.uk/leisure/parksrecreation/additionalitems/openspacesa-z/southnorlakegrounds?a=5441 1- Mute Swan, 2- Canada Goose, 3- Tufted Duck, 4- Pochard, 5- Shoveler,6- Egyptian Goose,7- Mallard,