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.
Light at the end of the tunnel.
Winter in Southwark Park. The sun was beginning to come through the mist to create shafts of light through the mass of tangled branches. (Dec19)
Bandstand in Southwark Park
This bandstand is a 2001 replica of the nineteenth century original, built in the same position but removed in the 1940s. (Aug22)
Bowls in Southwark Park
The bowling green in Southwark Park is generally well maintained and comes into its own on sunny summer’s days. (July17)
Wisteria in Southwark Park
Wisteria in flower covers this pergola in Ada Salter Garden (May16)
Autumn in Ada Salter Garden
Creepers on a pergola turning from green to yellow to red to brown. (Oct22)
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)
A robin in Ada Salter Garden
A robin benefitting from the peacefulness in this garden oasis in Southwark Park. (Dec19)
A heron in Southwark Park
This heron stands on an island on the icy lake in Southwark Park. (Jan23)
A swan in Southwark Park
A swan on the lake in Southwark Park in low winter sun. (Jan23)
Southwark Park bandstand 2
A different picture of the bandstand on a hazy May morning. (May25)
A pavilion in Southwark Park
This pavilion serves the bowling green, behind the hedge, in Southwark Park. (Sept23)