Peckham Rye Park looks fantastic!

[Sue]

There was a thread about this a while back, but I can't find it, so apologies for starting another one.

I just wanted to thank all the designers, gardeners and others involved in making Peckham Rye Park look so good at the moment.

It's a real pleasure to walk through it.

[James Barber]

Perhaps join the Friends society for Peckham Rye Park - http://www.foprp.org.uk/#/becoming-a-park/4543697137

[Earl Aelfheah]

Couldn't agree more, it's an amazing space and is really well cared for.

[dimples]

I love it , I go every day and find it full of friendly people too

[Huggers]

agree it's wonderful, love the wildlife garden and looking forward to seeing whatever the new bit is going to be where the depot once was.

[Sue]

The Sexby (?) garden is looking particularly well cared for and well weeded, and it's nice seeing ducklings and cootlets (?) on the pond with no sign of any herons, touch wood!

[tomskip]

Totally love Peckham Rye and the park. A beautiful spot for everyone to enjoy for free, no ???, nothing. If I had to make a choice I'd say Peckham Rye over Dulwich Park (even though I've given up on the cafe at the former). Love the Sexby Garden in particular. So reviving to take a book and a sandwich and spend a lunch hour there in the sun.

[picmicnic]

Agree with above - so nice to walk around.

[jimmah]

Agree, took my Mum for a walk round there yesterday and it was really good. Might have to get some fritillaries (?) and make one of those garden bed things myself.

And they've made a new path where the nature bit was at the edge but it's not open yet.

[JesusMaryandJoseph]

Yes, I go there for healing, just walking by the lake and along the River Peck lifts my mood. The Rhododendron are coming out too. Absolutely beautiful.

[PeckhamRose]

You are all welcome to (what I call) my front garden.

And those of you who walk around my back garden, yes, Nunhead Cemetery is fabulous too.

We have staff.... They work very hard and we are all lucky here.

We all thank you, and yes, Friends of Peckham Rye Park (and Friends of Nunhead Cemetery for that matter) are excellent groups.

[Andybol]

It is a stunning place at the moment. I'd love to know what the plants are some of them are just beautiful.

[indiepanda]

I love Peckham Rye too. Go running a couple of times a week before work and it's so much nicer now it's getting light enough to get into the park. Can't wait for the wisteria to be out in the Sexby garden, it's so beautiful.

[heffalump]

I go through the park every week but only today discovered the wild life garden. What a gorgeous space! Really love that there are bee colonies, frogs and all kinds of insects thriving in it.

[MissKing]

I really need to go and have a walk round there, I've never been. I always go to Dulwich Park out of habit. It sounds lovely!

[Laur]

I agree, I've always loved Peckham Rye Park...it's so beautiful & I have fond memories of spending many an evening there as a child jumping on the swinging tyres in the Adventure playground!

[Sue]

MissKing Wrote:

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> I really need to go and have a walk round there,

> I've never been. I always go to Dulwich Park out

> of habit. It sounds lovely!

I much prefer Peckham Rye Park to Dulwich Park.

It seems to have more "secret" bits, and Dulwich doesn't have anything like the Sexby Garden, unless I've missed it.

I think PRP got a lottery grant a few years back, which could explain why they had the money to make it so beautifully planted, but it has been very well kept since then.

[oscar1234]

Photos

[Laur]

Lovely pictures oscar1234....bring back the bandstand!

[oscar1234]

Thank you.... Laur

[stevie23b]

just don't 'walk through it' after dark.

[Renata Hamvas]

And it's in my Ward!............

Renata

[Sue]

stevie23b Wrote:

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> just don't 'walk through it' after dark.

The gates are closed after dark, aren't they?

[alice]

The common is open to walk across and makes an obvious short cut and theres a bend in the railings at a certain point

[edhistory]

If there is more "Greener, Cleaner" funding I would like to see the Victorian waterfalls feature re-instated.

This should be relatively cheap.

Best not to employ a contractor that thinks water runs uphill.

John K