Beddington Farmlands — Attraction in London

Maybe I went in with to high expectations but I was disappointed to say the least, I understand the site is still a work in progress but the map on the website makes it look like there's already a large area to walk around when in reality there's a path down one side of the South lake that has a very lackluster hide. The whole walk will take you maybe ten to fifteen minutes if you go slowly and as for the hide....who made the choice to have such a noisy sounding material as the path to the hide and the floor in the hide. The aim of a hide is to see the wildlife without disturbing it not to scare it away as you walk up...

This nature area which looks quite large, but the public area seemed to just go around the outside. It has some wetlands with ducks and geese and has hides to help you view them. However, the path leading up to the hide I visited had thick noisy gravel on it (the main path wasn't gravel), which seemed to defeat the purpose of a hide where you...

When finished and combined with Beddington Park (to the south) and Mitcham Common (to the north), this will be one of the most significant green space developments in London in the last 50 years. A huge number of different species of waterfowl and other wildlife inhabit the area, and the greater park will soon be fully...