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Russia Dock Woodland

A wooden walkway through Russia Dock Woodland

Salter Road, SE16

Russia Dock Woodland is being entered for a Green Flag this year. Watch this space to find out if it was awarded later in 2009.

Facilities

Wildlife area Events Duck pond Friends group

  • Dog walking area: Please be a responsible dog owner and dispose of your dog's mess.
  • Informal games area: There is a grassy open area suitable for informal games such as rounders, frisbee, five a side etc.
  • Picnic area: There are plenty of great spots for a picnic.


Location and transport

Park Entrances: Redriff Road SE16

Car and Bike parking: Car and bike parking facilities can be found at the Redriff Road entrance, downtown road.
Underground: Canada Water using the Jubilee and East London Line, or Surrey Quays using the East London Line.
Buses: take the 381, C10 Salter Road

Brief history 

Following the closure of the Rotherhithe docks in the 1970s, the Rotherhithe Peninsula was redeveloped by the London Docklands Development Corporation (LDDC). In 1980 Russia Dock, originally a dock used for importing timber from Norway, Russia and Sweden, was in filled and planted as native grass areas for recreational activities, and a series of water channels and ponds providing habitats for kingfishers and herons.

The park still contains surviving dock features including the retaining wall capstones and mooring chains. In 1985 the LDDC added an artificial hill, Stave Hill, to the west edge of the park, using waste material and rubble. A relief map of the former docks in cast bronze by Michael Rizzello stands at the top of the hill.

Friends group

There is an active 'Friends of Russia Dock Woodland' group. They can be contacted by writing to

Friends of Russia Dock Woodland
5 Somerford Way
London
SE16 6QN
Tel: 020 7237 7586 and 07947 275386

Visit the  Friends of Russia Dock Woodland website
Join the  Friends of Russia Dock Woodland's email group

Contact us

Tel: 020 7525 2000
environment@southwark.gov.uk





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