Country parks · London
Happy Valley Park
Happy Valley Park — public park in London, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Coulsdon South · 2.7 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Happy Valley Park is a country park in the United Kingdom. It covers approximately 253 km². Heritage designation: Site of Special Scientific Interest. Wikidata describes it as: "public park in London, England". Coordinates: 51.2956°, -0.1154°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Farthing Downs and Happy Valley SSSI
- National Nature Reserve: SOUTH LONDON DOWNS
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Surrey Hills
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Happy Valley Park is a public park in Coulsdon in the London Borough of Croydon. It is owned and managed by Croydon Council. Located in the Green Belt, most of it forms part of the Farthing Downs and Happy Valley Site of Special Scientific Interest. The 67-hectare (170-acre) site is a steeply sided valley with large areas of grassland and wooded slopes. The diverse chalk grasslands on the eastern and north-western sides are rich in many species of herb which are uncommon in London, and the nationally scarce man orchid and round-headed rampion have also been recorded. Devilsden Wood on the western side has a canopy of ash, oak and hazel. Trees such as midland hawthorn and plants such as sweet woodruff are characteristic of ancient woodlands.
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Background
History
The site was purchased in 1937 by the former Coulsdon and Purley Council as a link between Farthing Downs and Coulsdon Common under the Green Belt scheme. The name Happy Valley was adopted in 1970.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.2956, -0.1154
- District
- Croydon
- Parish
- Croydon, unparished area
- Postcode
- CR5 1PX
- Parliamentary constituency
- Croydon South
- Nearest railway station
- Coulsdon South — 2.7 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q5653137 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Happy Valley Park (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Happy Valley Park.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Happy Valley Park?
- Happy Valley Park is in London, United Kingdom (postcode CR5 1PX), in the parish of Croydon, unparished area.
- Is Happy Valley Park a listed building?
- Happy Valley Park is officially recognised as Site of Special Scientific Interest listed.
- Is Happy Valley Park a protected site?
- Yes — Happy Valley Park is part of the Farthing Downs and Happy Valley SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the SOUTH LONDON DOWNS National Nature Reserve.
- Is Happy Valley Park free to visit?
- Yes, Happy Valley Park is free to enter.
- How do I get to Happy Valley Park?
- The nearest railway station is Coulsdon South, about 2.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CR5 1PX.