Discover 6 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Malden Rushett (United Kingdom). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: BedZED, Wandle Valley Wetland, and Nonsuch Park. Also, be sure to include Anton Crescent Wetland in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Malden Rushett (England).
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BedZED
Housing complex in Wallington, England. Beddington Zero Energy Development is an environmentally friendly housing development in Hackbridge, London, England. It is in the London Borough of Sutton, 2 miles north-east of the town of Sutton itself. Designed to create zero carbon emissions, it was the first large scale community to do so.[1]
Wandle Valley Wetland
Nature preserve in Mitcham, England. Wandle Valley Wetland is a 0.6 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Carshalton in the London Borough of Sutton. It is owned by the Council and managed by the Council together with Sutton Nature Conservation Volunteers.
The site has open water and seasonal pools, scrub and wet woodland. There are frogs, toads and newts, together with Brown Hawker dragonflies and birds including blackcaps and wrens.
The entrance in Budge Lane is kept locked and there is no public access.[2]
Nonsuch Park
Park in England. For the original Tudor Palace that stood in Nonsuch Park, see Nonsuch Palace.
Nonsuch Park is a public park between Stoneleigh, Cheam, and East Ewell in the borough of Epsom and Ewell in Surrey, England. It is adjacent to the boundary of the London Borough of Sutton. It is the last surviving part of the Little Park of Nonsuch, a deer hunting park established by Henry VIII of England surrounding the former Nonsuch Palace.
The western regions of the larger adjacent Great Park of Nonsuch became known as Worcester Park after the 4th Earl of Worcester was appointed Keeper of the Great Park in 1606.
The park contains Nonsuch Mansion, also known as Nonsuch Park House. Every Saturday a 5 kilometre parkrun event, Nonsuch Parkrun, takes place within the park. Nonsuch Park is open to pedestrians 24 hours a day, but the 3 vehicular entrances are locked at night.[3]
Anton Crescent Wetland
Anton Crescent Wetland is a one hectare Local Nature Reserve in Sutton in the London Borough of Sutton. It is owned by Sutton Council and managed by the council together with Sutton Nature Conservation Volunteers.
The site is operated as a flood storage wash for Pyl Brook by the Environment Agency, and there is no public access. The reserve has ponds, willow carr and reedbeds, and the ponds never dry out as the rock formation is Oxford Clay. The pools and mud provide a habitat for birds such as the green sandpiper and common snipe. In 2005/6 the Environment Agency funded the installation of a pond-dipping platform and boardwalk.
The entrance to the site is kept locked, but the reserve can be viewed from a footpath running along the back fence.[4]
Spencer Road Wetlands
Spencer Road Wetlands is a one hectare Local Nature Reserve in Mitcham in the London Borough of Sutton. It is owned by Sutton Council and managed by the London Wildlife Trust.
From about 1895 to 1959 the site was subject to controlled flooding for watercress production. It was left then unmanaged, and colonised by willow woodland, until the late 1980s, and in 1991 the London Wildlife Trust took over the management. The site has reed swamps with wetland vegetation, woodland, a sedge-bed and a pond. Insects include the twin-spotted wainscot and crescent moths, and there are birds such as grey heron, Eurasian reed warbler and kingfisher.
The entrance at the corner of Spencer Road and Wood Street is kept locked and public access is limited to monthly open days, normally on the first Saturday of each month.[5]
Church Estate Almshouses
Almshouse. Church Estate Almshouses are Grade II listed almshouses in Richmond, London, located on Sheen Road, near Hickey's Almshouses. Most of the buildings, which were designed by William Crawford Stow, date from 1843 but the charity that built them is known to have existed in Queen Mary I's time and may have much earlier origins. A further eight almshouses, in addition to the original ten, were built in 1968.
The almshouses are now managed by The Richmond Charities. New residents are accepted from 65 years of age.[6]