Southwark Park is a large park close to Rotherhithe and Canada Water in the London Borough of Southwark. It goes back to Victorian times. It has a lake and a secluded garden originally set up by, and now named after, Ada Salter.
Ada Salter Garden in winter
This corner of Southwark Park was set out as a rose garden by Ada Salter in 1936. It was renovated in the early 2000s and continues to provide an oasis of tranquility. (Jan23)
Light at the end of the tunnel. Winter in Southwark Park
Light at the end of the tunnel. The sun was beginning to come through the mist to create shafts of light through the mass of tangled branches. (Dec19)
A heron on an island on the icy lake in Southwark Park
Heron on an island on the icy lake in Southwark Park. (Jan23)
A robin in Ada Salter Garden
A robin benefitting from the peacefulness in this garden oasis in Southwark Park. (Dec19)
A swan in Southwark Park
A swan on the lake in Southwark Park in low winter sun. (Jan23)