Eastbrookend Country Park Explained
Eastbrookend Country Park is an 84-hectare[1] park and Local Nature Reserve in Dagenham in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, in England.[2] Together with the neighbouring Chase Nature Reserve it is also designated a Site of Metropolitan Importance for Nature Conservation.[3]
The site was derelict land, which was turned into a park by large-scale earth-moving to create an undulating landscape with wild flower grassland mixes and over 50,000 small trees. It was opened in 1995. Facilities include a millennium centre and a fishing lake.[1] it has a mixture of grazed wetland and dry habitats next to the River Rom.[3] Dagenham Road goes through the park.
External links
- Web site: iGiGL data portal (map). Greenspace Information for Greater London. 2013-11-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20140114132930/http://www.gigl.org.uk/online/. 2014-01-14. dead.
51.55°N 0.18°W
Notes and References
- Web site: Eastbrookend Country Park. London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. 2 November 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131019043406/http://www.lbbd.gov.uk/LeisureArtsAndLibraries/Parksandcountryside/Pages/EastbrookendCountryPark.aspx. 19 October 2013.
- Web site: East Brookend Country Park. 4 March 2013. Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 2 November 2013. 3 November 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131103134105/http://www.lnr.naturalengland.org.uk/Special/lnr/lnr_details.asp?C=0&N=east%20brookend&ID=1024. dead.
- Web site: The Chase Nature Reserve and Eastbrookend Country Park. Greenspace Information for Greater London. 2013. 2 November 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131022204018/http://www.gigl.org.uk/online/site-Details.aspx?sID=M090&sType=sinc. 22 October 2013. dead.
