Morden Park (park)
This article is about the park.
For the district of London, see
Morden Park.
Morden Park is a 50 hectare public park and Site of Borough Importance for Nature Conservation, Grade 1, in the district of Morden Park in the London Borough of Merton.[1] An area of 28 hectares is also a Local Nature Reserve. It is owned and managed by Merton Council.[2][3] The site includes the Morden Park mound, a Scheduled Ancient Monument,[4] and Pyl Brook runs through the park.
The park was previously the grounds of the eighteenth-century Morden Park House, which is now Grade II listed and used as Council offices.[1] In 1945 the house and park were purchased by Merton and Morden Urban District Council.[5] Some oaks are over 300 years old, and bird species include green and great spotted woodpeckers, coal tits and spotted flycatchers.[2] Grassland areas have wildflowers and a range of butterflies.[1]
There is access from Epsom Road, Morden Lane and London Road.[5]
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Coordinates: 51°23′35″N 0°12′43″W / 51.393°N 0.212°W / 51.393; -0.212