Links of interest

This page contains links to other websites that may be of interest

Wandsworth Council	http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/batterseapark/default.htm
Wikipedia entry	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battersea_Park
Childrens Zoo	http://www.batterseaparkzoo.co.uk/
Millennium Arena	http://www.runtrackdir.com/uk/london(bp).htm
Battersea Evolution	http://www.batterseaevolution.co.uk/
Greenspace Information for Greater London	http://www.gigl.org.uk/
Battersea Society	http://www.batterseasociety.org.uk/
Five Star Catering	http://www.fivestarcaterers.co.uk/
Door2Tour.com - Coach Trips	http://www.door2tour.com/
Royal Parks	http://www.royalparks.gov.uk/
English Nature	http://www.english-nature.org.uk/
London Wildlife Trust	http://www.wildlondon.org.uk/
Hedgehog Watch	http://www.hogwatch.org.uk/
Stag Beetle Hunt	http://www.greatstaghunt.org/
Green Space	http://www.green-space.org.uk/
English Heritage	http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/
Kew Gardens	http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/
Battersea Dogs Home	http://www.dogshome.org/
Battersea Power Station	http://www.batterseapowerstation.com/ http://bps.fika.org/ Wiki entry/ The latest developers site
Richard Milsom's Battersea Cards	http://www.milsom.info/Battersea/
Victorian London Maps	http://www.victorianlondon.org/frame-maps.htm
Battersea	http://clever.net/mapper/bureau/
Thrive Garden Projects	http://www.thrive.org.uk/ http://www.carryongardening.org.uk/
Park Explorer (nice history photographs)	http://www.parkexplorer.org.uk/park_intro.asp?ID=wnd04
Gardenvisit.com	http://www.gardenvisit.com/

Albert Bridge Closing

On Monday 15th February the Kensington and Chelsea Council are closing Albert Bridge to motor traffic for major refurbishment. The work is expected to take 18 months, but Park users will still be able to walk across. more...

Sign for All Seasons

Within the frozen Park today,
A ”caution” sign was half-witted.
Warning of ice was quite OK.
Why “No BBQs permitted”?

Please those on duty another day,
Before warnings are transmitted,
By signs or any other way,
Use words that are better fitted.
Philip Wright, January 2010

I have a sign to warn of ice
Because to fall would not be nice
Oh where to put it, what to do
Oh here's a sign, No BBQ

On which I'll mount it, by the gate
Not centred, quite deliberate.
It may bemuse, it may well rile?
I hope, at least, it made you smile.
replies Jerry Birtles, Park Manager

Popular with Photographers

The Park is always popular with photographers and websites are popping up where their work can be seen, such Flickr...