| London Open Squares weekend | 10:39 PM, Apr 12 2012 |
The Kitchen Garden will be part of the London Open Squares weekend on 9 - 10 June from 10:00 - 16:00. This is your chance to talk to the gardeners about their plots and growing plans. Find us near the Dartmouth Park entrance below the Park Centre. |
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| Park News | 10:37 PM, Apr 12 2012 |
Come and hear about new planting in the park, volunteer initiatives, conservation and much more. At the Park Centre on Wednesday 30 May from 7pm - 9pm [including brief annual general meeting]. Refreshments provided from 6.45. |
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| Waterlow Park under threat from public sector cuts. | 4:46 PM, Feb 14 2012 |
Councils across the country are under huge pressure to make savings and parks are starting to suffer from cutbacks. The contractors responsible for the maintenance of Waterlow Park have changed again and more changes are likely to come. The Friends of Waterlow Park are very concerned to ensure that the park is not neglected as a result of these cuts and hope to be able to mitigate their negative impact through engagement with the issues we all face. Read an article about the cuts. |
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| Volunteering in the Park | 6:54 PM, Feb 14 2012 |
The autumn of 2011 saw volunteers organised by the Friends of Waterlow Park helping with selected areas of planting in the park. See how they got on in the Volunteers Diary. If you are interested in volunteering do get in touch. |
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Waterlow Park was bequeathed to the public by Sir Sidney Waterlow in 1889 as a ‘garden for the gardenless’. It consists of about 20 acres, situated just south of Highgate Village, in North London. The Park is bordered on two sides by Highgate Cemetery, world famous for its mausoleums, gravestones and the tomb of Karl Marx.
Within the Park is the historic Lauderdale House, which has a café, arts and exhibition centre, and formal terraced gardens. Waterlow Park has three ponds, tree lined walkways, mature shrub beds and herbaceous borders, ornamental bedding, expanses of lawn, 6 tennis courts an infant playground and a play area.
Waterlow Park supports a number of important ecological habitats and a rich variety of wildlife. In the summer it hosts outdoor theatre and music performances.
In 2005 Camden undertook a large improvement and restoration programme supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund. The project included the creation of the Waterlow Park Centre, which offers environmental educational sessions for local schools and colleges, information about Camden parks, local history and events. It also provides a venue for functions and conferences.
The Friends of Waterlow Park, who look after this website, take an active role in the management of the Park. Feel free to join us.
Waterlow Park has been immortalised in a song by Ian Hunter of Mott the Hoople, who recorded it on their album "Wildlife" in 1971.