A new park for the Wandle area?

A consultation has been launched over plans to create a park that will be one of the largest in the world along the Wandle valley. The plan would join together all the open spaces along the river to create one seamless parkland environment for almost the entire length of the Wandle from Sutton to the Thames.

This project, which would create a park several times larger in total area than either Hyde Park or New York's Central Park, is a collaborative venture led by the Mayor for London and the environmental regeneration charity Groundwork London. I'm a big fan of Groundwork - it's high time Wandsworth had it's own Groundwork and their involvement lends this project significant credibility. The local boroughs the Wandle runs through are also partners.

You can find out a little more about the plans and have your say at http://www.wandlevalleypark.org.uk/. The site also contains a history of the Wandle and other facts and figures about the Wandle Valley.