Westminster, Ealing, and Southwark are home to the top hidden parks and gardens in London, according to new research.
Most of us will have heard of Hyde Park, The Regent’s Park, Hampstead Heath or even Battersea Park but have you ever heard of The Queen’s Meadow which sits in the middle of Westminster?
Inspired by the recent sunny weather, Barratt London has created a roundup of the top undiscovered greenspaces in London.
Some of which you might have walked past on your commute…
Which parks and gardens make the top 10?
First place is shared between six parks which are The Queen’s Meadow, Salopian Kitchen Garden, Tiverton Green, Tivoli Park, Leg O Mutton Reservoir and Walthamstow Reservoirs. All these parks have five-star reviews and are dotted in different areas of the city.
This line-up is also unique as the top six greenspaces are not the same structure – two are gardens, two are traditional parks and two are lakes.
The Queen’s Meadow in Westminster, named after Her Majesty the Queen, is a garden known for its stunning display of white flowers.
Salopian Kitchen Garden is used as a learning resource to teach members of the public about horticulture.
Tiverton Green in Brent and Tivoli Park in Norwood are more traditional parks which have a wide variety of sports facilities and children’s playgrounds. Tiverton Green is home to a cycling course as well as a climbing wall and is a popular spot for dog walkers. Tivoli Park has a basketball court as well as a football field and is one for nature lovers to visit as it is home to various fruit trees.
Leg O Mutton Reservoir and Walthamstow Reservoirs are both large lakes where a host of wildlife resides. Leg O Mutton Reservoir is not only home to beautiful trees and bushes, but also various birds such as tufted duck, heron, and cormorant as well as bats.
In Walthamstow Reservoir you can spot dragonflies, speckled wood butterflies as well as different species of bats and amphibians.
