Wildlife reserves · London
Creekside Discovery Centre
Creekside Discovery Centre — nature reserve in Lewisham, London.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–4 h
- Best time of year
- Autumn & winter (migration & wildfowl)
- Nearest railway station
- Greenwich · 0.3 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Creekside Discovery Centre is a wildlife reserve in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "nature reserve in Lewisham, London". Coordinates: 51.4779°, -0.0204°.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Creekside Discovery Centre is a 0.5-hectare (1.2-acre) natural habitat in Deptford in the London Borough of Lewisham. It is owned by the National Grid and managed by the Creekside Education Trust. Formerly a gas works, the centre is a brownfield habitat incorporating the only existing sloping beach into Deptford Creek. Other habitats on the site include a pond, constructed in a project coordinated by the Creekside Education Trust in partnership with Lewisham College, and a sandbank, built in 2001.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The Creekside Centre became a nature reserve as a result of an agreement between the Creekside Renewal Project and British Gas, the latter was unable to build on the site due to the existence of a large-diameter gas pipe on the site. The site contains a 250kg propeller from a former Scottish fishing boat, the Northern Star.
Architecture
The original plans to develop an educational facility on the site involved a floating centre located in the creek itself. The eventual building design built was a timber framed, cedar-clad building, incorporating a brown roof was constructed in 2002 at a cost of £500,000. }}
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.4779, -0.0204
- District
- Lewisham
- Parish
- Lewisham, unparished area
- Postcode
- SE8 3LF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Lewisham North
- Phone
- +44 20 8692 9922
- Nearest railway station
- Greenwich — 0.3 km
- Opening
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- Official site
- www.creeksidecentre.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q123334351 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Creekside Discovery Centre (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Creekside Discovery Centre?
- Creekside Discovery Centre is in London, United Kingdom (postcode SE8 3LF), in the parish of Lewisham, unparished area.
- Who owns Creekside Discovery Centre?
- Creekside Discovery Centre is owned by National Grid.
- Is Creekside Discovery Centre free to visit?
- Yes, Creekside Discovery Centre is free to enter.
- How do I get to Creekside Discovery Centre?
- The nearest railway station is Greenwich, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SE8 3LF.
- How busy is Creekside Discovery Centre?
- Creekside Discovery Centre draws around 50,000 visitors a year.
- Are dogs allowed at Creekside Discovery Centre?
- Most wildlife reserves allow dogs on lead only, with restrictions during ground-nesting bird season (March-July). Check signage at the reserve.