A wildlife space for the whole community
We are creating a new community wildlife space that will also serve as an outdoor classroom in Crystal Palace Park. It will attract and support local wildlife and provide opportunities to learn about, explore and engage with nature found on our southeast London doorstep.
The Crystal Palace Nature Space is a new Crystal Palace Park project funded through Bromley Council's Community Project Fund.
The Crystal Palace Nature Space is a new Crystal Palace Park project funded through Bromley Council's Community Project Fund.
Vision
The space will have multitude of wildlife and learning features that will include:
Staff and students of Capel Manor College will maintain and develop the space on an ongoing basis, improving the features and activities in collaboration with the local community. Once the space is landscaped and open we will be developing and delivering a programme of community events and family learning activities. For more information on this you can contact our community partner, Emily Harris.
- Minibeast habitats e.g. minibeast hotels and a stag beetle loggery
- A small pond for pond dipping sessions
- Bat and bird boxes
- Bird feeders
- Wildflower/meadow planting
- Mammal habitats
- Log seating
- Interpretation about local wildlife and things to do and spot.
Staff and students of Capel Manor College will maintain and develop the space on an ongoing basis, improving the features and activities in collaboration with the local community. Once the space is landscaped and open we will be developing and delivering a programme of community events and family learning activities. For more information on this you can contact our community partner, Emily Harris.
Location
The Nature Space will be created on a 100m square piece of land currently inaccessible to the public at Capel Manor College. The new space will be accessible through the farm and also from the public path which leads to Capel Manor from the train station.
Access and opening times
Landscaping is underway and we hope to open the space in the late spring/early summer 2016. It will open to vistors during the week and at weekends at similar opening times to the farm. Exact opening times will be confirmed nearer to opening.
You can follow the the build progress on our project news page.
You can follow the the build progress on our project news page.