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| Where: |
Belvedere
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| How: |
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| Rail stations: |
Belvedere |
| Buses: |
229,
469 Lower Road (for North of site), 99 Erith Road (South of site) |
| Entrances |
Parkside
Road, Valley Road, Tower Road, Fox House Road (off Erith Road) |
| Facilities: |
None |
| Site: |
Approximately
17 hectares of mature woodland and parkland originally part of the
grounds of Belvedere House (demolished during mid-20th century).
It is named after local industrialist Frank Beadle whose wife provided
the money in his memory for Erith Council to buy the land in 1920.
Further land was bought in 1936 and 1939
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Site Map |
| Contact: |
Bexley
Council 020 8303 7777 |
| Leaflets Available: |
Bexley
Council Information Office or local libraries |
| Walking: |
Circular
walk of about one mile. The Green Chain Walk passes through the centre
of the site. For organised walks contact: Lynda Stevens, Bexley Primary
Care Trust 0208 298 6289 |
| Birds: |
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| Resident: |
Nuthatch,
treecreeper, sparrowhawk, tawny owl, great, blue and long-tailed tits,
all three woodpecker species, goldcrest, greenfinch, chaffinch, song
thrush, blackbird, robin, ring-necked parakeet etc. |
| Mammals: |
Fox,
common pipistrelle, soprano pipistrelle and noctule bats |
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| Flowers: |
Bluebell,
wood anemone, lesser celandine, dog’s mercury, goldilocks, enchanter’s
nightshade, honeysuckle, foxglove. Trees include oak, beech, sweet
chestnut, horse chestnut and field maple |
| Comment: |
A
busy oasis in an urban sprawl providing access to schools and major
roads on a system of well constructed paths. The area near Fox House
Road at the rear of Erith Fire Station is one of the best for birds. |
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