Join me on a London Nature Walk in the Beautiful Beckenham Place Park in Lewisham, South London.

Beckenham Place Park is Lewisham's largest green space, extending to 96 hectares (237 acres), and includes a wide range of facilities, including café, ball court, football pitches, tennis court, sensory garden and lake.

A railway bisects the park and the only routes joining both parts are the bridge north of woodland called the Ash Plantation or by leaving and re-entering the park in the vicinity of Ravensbourne railway station. Hence, the railway effectively divides the park into west and east sides.
Beckenham Place Park is considered one of the finest wildlife sites in the borough, containing ancient woodland as well as a variety of other habitats.

Notable trees include oak, wild service tree, sweet chestnut and an ancient Turkey oak tree (reputedly the second oldest in Britain), that survived an arson attack in the 1990s but succumbed to wind, old age and vandalism in 2002. There is also an old mulberry tree.

It is a Local Nature Reserve and a Site of Metropolitan Importance for Nature Conservation. It is also part of the Green Chain Walk and Capital Ring.

Chapters:

0:00 - Summerhouse Hill Wood
09:18 - Ash Plantation
14:43 - Beckenham Place Park Lake
15:38 - Beckenham Place Park
26:02 - Beckenham Place Park Garden

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