The Park has over 4000 trees, many of which date back to the original layout of 1858. A leaflet is obtainable from the Pump House or Park Office guides you on a short tour of the Park and the numerous species of trees growing there. The trees on the trail are all marked with a white numbered tag placed in a visible place for those walking clockwise round the trail. It takes about one and a half hours walking at a gentle pace.
Long serving Friends' committee member Tom Maxwell has created a interesting commentary on the trees in the Park. It can be found here
The Friends Annual General Meeting will be held on Monday 6th July, starting 7:30pm, at All Saints Church, 100 Prince of Wales Drive, SW11. This is your chance to meet the Friends Committee, Wandsworth Council's Park Managment and other enthusiastic Park users. Refreshments will be available. Please do come along and let us know your views.
The Friends of Battersea Park team of Sophie Campbell, Angela Grant, Joanne Taylor and Sherrin Thompson has been invited to run in the JP Morgan Corporate Challenge on 8th July, raising money for the final phase of the Winter Garden. The team invite you to sponsor them towards the Friends’ next target, which is raising money for the shrubs, perennials and bulbs, Twelve camellia sasanquas will cost £300, three mature magnolia loebneri cost £220 each, and 6600 snowdrop bulbs cost £1050. more...
Again this year, La Gondola al Parco, the cafe by the lake, are arranging live music every Tuesday and Friday evening (weather permitting), from 7pm with a BBQ and refreshments. Entrance is free.