There is free access for the public to the patchwork of meadows, ponds, streams, woodland habitats. Visit the orchard & (on days it is open) SHED - the visitor centre, made predominently of recycled materials. Butterflies, bees, dragonflies & birds flutter around the site, also home to bats, foxes, newts and numerous other species. Stave Hill Ecological Park is managed by TCV Urban Ecology as a na
ture reserve, educational facility, research area and place of recreation. The Park has been designed and managed to form a mosaic of grassland, woodland, scrub and wetland habitats which support a wide variety of wildlife. Visitors can enter from Russia Dock Woodland or from entrances around Stave Hill. The Park is open to the public at all times and has a full time warden. There are a number of regular volunteer groups (every Wednesday & 2nd Saturday) & the park hosts a wide range of events including Kids' craft activities - http://kidsatstavehill.wordpress.com (2nd Saturday)
Contact site manager Rebeka for information.
