Four reasons to visit the beautiful Cator Park this spring
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Cator Park, located within Kidbrooke Village in Greenwich, boosts 20 acres of land and features a playground designed by the people responsible for the Olympic Park Playground.
The park was also the recipient of the Sir David Attenborough Award for Enhancing Biodiversity and is home to London’s most ambitious biodiversity net gain project.
We’ve rounded up four reasons why Cator Park makes for a great place to visit this spring for your next outdoor excursion in south east London.
Great travel links with central London
Just 25 minutes from London Bridge by train, Cator Park offers easy access to and from Central London for anyone to enjoy the tranquillity London suburbia has to offer.
The park now has its own ‘tiny forest’
Over 750 trees have now been planted in Cator Park, with the park now being named as having a ‘tiny forest’, termed by Dr Akira Miyawaki as a densely planted, fast growing native woodland the size of a tennis court.
The project, dubbed a “tiny forest”, is part of a bid to improve the greenspace, and follows on from a fundraising appeal in which £37,000 was raised, along with match funding from the Save Our Wild Isles Community Fund and Aviva Community Fund, plus an additional £5,000 from Bromley Council.
The planting of so many trees has contributed to a 200 percent increase in biodiversity with more being planted.
Its adventure park and playground
Alongside its biodiversity and landscape, Cator Park is also known for its adventure park and playground.
The new £2.1m ecological sustainable playground was designed in collaboration with Adventure Playground Engineers, who were responsible for the Olympic Park playground.
The new £2.1m ecological sustainable playground features a host of play options for the little ones. (Image: London Communications Agency)
The park features a host of play options for the little ones from slides and swings to nets, tunnels and a swale with natural log crossings.
The gardens were designed focusing on ecological sustainability using reclaimed and recycled materials, with everything sourced and/or produced within England.
Its outdoor spaces and gaming facilities
Visitors who want to get active can enjoy a large games area split into two sections with a basketball court, football goals and skill enhancing games.
The space is open to the public from 8am until 9am, perfect for anyone looking to enjoy a game before or after work.
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