Grovelands Park, 'the jewel in the crown of the parks' in the Borough of Enfield, North London. A Green Flag heritage oasis of tranquility nestled in suburbia. Open all year round with something for everybody to enjoy.
Please Note: THE LAKE IS CLOSED FOR FISHING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
Welcome to Grovelands Park
Finally after 10 or 11 years of campaigning the work on constructing a Wildlife Pond has finally started. The Friends of Grovelands Park appreciate this initiative from Lisa Smart and Ian Russell to enhance our park and to provide a safe environment for children to learn.
We are pleased to announce that the beautiful Heron sculpture, situated in the woods, has been repaired after being vandalised earlier this year. A massive thank you to Scott Rampling who brought the scultpure back to its former glory; an amazing job. It is now back in situ for everyone to enjoy.
For almost 10 years we have been striving to have a much needed Wildlife Pond and dipping platform created near the Branscombe bridge on the stream so that schools and families have a safe environment, where children can learn about nature, conservation and our precious water wildlife. It is now back on the agenda.
Good news ! Finally after 16 months the damage to the roof of the cafe from a fallen tree has now bee repaired and the toilets at long last are now back in service.We are now waiting for the clean up and decoration of the interior before the cafe can re-open. This will hopefully be in July.
We are pleased to report another new commemorative tree has been planted in the park this year. The Enfield Beekeepers Association celebrated its centenary by planting a great white cherry tree (Prunus Tai-Haku), located near the circular rhododendron bed.
Earlier this year, a local artist Mary Horsfield donated to the Friends one of her paintings of Grovelands Park with a view to it being auctioned to raise funds for us.
As many of you will have noticed, the areas of foliage around the courts – tennis and basketball – have been completely cut down and it all now looks very stark. Some of the shrubs they cut down with no warning , which were laden with berries to support the birds in winter, were actually planted a few years ago by Jon Brigg and Mick with whips donated by the Woodland Trust.
The legacy audio bench project was organised and initiated by The Friends of Grovelands Park supported by the London Borough of Enfield making a contribution to the park from funds acquired from their Dinosaur event in the park last summer.
On April 12th 1913 the Lord Mayor of London officially opened Grovelands Park to the public. Since then the grounds of the Nash designed house, which were landscaped by Repton, have been a playground for generations.
Grovelands Park, ‘the jewel in the crown of the parks’ in the Borough of Enfield, North London. A Green Flag heritage oasis of tranquility nestled in suburbia. Open all year round with something for everybody to enjoy.