Sue Godfrey Nature Park is a small park and local nature reserve in Deptford in the London Borough of Lewisham. It is a mixture of rough grassland, scrub and ruderal plants.[1][2]

The park grew up on wasteland, and was opened in 1984 as Bronze Street Nature Park.[3] It was renamed in 1994 after local environmental campaigner Sue Godfrey, in recognition of the efforts she devoted to the park.[4]

More than 200 species of plants have been recorded and there is a wide variety of invertebrates, including grasshoppers, bush-crickets and six species of butterflies.[4]

The reserve is located between Bronze Street and Berthon Street; Deptford Church Street is to the west, with St Paul's, Deptford on the other side of the street.

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References

  1. ↑ "Sue Godfrey Nature Park". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 7 March 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "Map of Sue Godfrey Nature Park". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "Sue Godfrey Nature Park". Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Sue Godfrey Nature Park". London Borough of Lewisham. Retrieved 4 December 2013.

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