Cator Park
LocationKidbrooke Park Road, Kidbrooke, Greenwich, SE3 9FZ
Coordinates51°27′40″N 0°01′34″E / 51.461°N 0.026°E / 51.461; 0.026
Area8 hectares (20 acres)

Cator Park is a park in Kidbrooke, Greenwich.[1] It has been won awards for placemaking,[2] biodiversity,[3] and landscape.[3]

It was resigned by HTA Design in collaboration with the London Wildlife Trust and opened to the public in 2019.[4] The park is made up of multiple biophilic spaces including lakes, wetlands and ponds. It is a protected space for wetland birds.[5] The park also includes sports facilities and a 3000m³ play space at the park most elevated point.[6][7]

In September 2021, the body of Sabina Nessa was found by a dogwalker in the park, under a pile of leaves.[8]

References

  1. "Cator Park Tour, Kidbrooke Village - Outdoor Event in Kidbrooke, Greenwich". Visit Greenwich. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  2. "New London Awards 2020 Winners". New London Architecture. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  3. 1 2 "HTA Design - Cator Park wins two Landscape Institute Awards". www.hta.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  4. "HTA Design - Cator Park, Kidbrooke Village". www.hta.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  5. "Kidbrooke Village Biodiversity Wins Sir David Attenborough Award". Berkeley Group. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  6. "Cator Park, Kidbrooke". Archived from the original on 2021-04-13.
  7. Consultancy, Steve Pocock Revolution. "Cator Park, Bromley". GoParksLondon. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  8. Dunne, John (2021-09-21). "Family of teacher killed in park say they are 'broken'". www.standard.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
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