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Friends of Wimbledon Park
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Friends of Wimbledon Park ia a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (no. 1211838), bringing together groups that use, own and control our beautiful park and providing a forum for joined-up decision making www.FriendsOfWimbledonPark.org #Parks #London
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#WimbledonPark #Volunteers #tree planting: planted and mulched 60 saplings / whips:
Dogwood (Cornus sanguinea)
Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna)
Crab apple (Malus syvestris)
Dog Rose (Rosa canina)
Hazel (Corylus avellana)
They were kindly donated and the trees will form a hedge.
Wimbledon Park volunteers planting tree saplings
February 8, 2026 at 4:34 PM
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Friends of Wimbledon Park Tour - Saturday 24th January 2026, 2pm, Meet at Home Park Road Entrance.
Learn more about the nature and amenities of this beautiful green space !
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#WimbledonPark #FOWP_SW19 #Parks #Nature #Trees #Walks
Winter sunrise over Wimbledon Park Lak
January 19, 2026 at 6:48 PM
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Join Friends of Wimbledon Park for a sociable stroll with neighbours on Sunday 28th December – meet 2pm at the Home Park Road entrance. No need to book – all welcome.
#Walkjng #Nature #WimbledonPark #FOWP_SW19
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Friends of Wimbledon Park Tour - Sunday 28th December 2025, 2pm, Meet at Home Park Road Entrance | Friends of Wimbledon Park
Join Friends of Wimbledon Park for a sociable stroll with neighbours on Sunday 28th December - meet 2pm at the Home Park Road entrance. No need to book - all
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December 27, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Friends of Wimbledon Park newsletter, December 2025: www.friendsofwimbledonpark.org/friends-of-w...
#WimbledonPark #fowp_sw19
Friends of Wimbledon Park Newsletter, December 2025 | Friends of Wimbledon Park
Please see the first in a regular series of newsletters from Friends of Wimbledon Park.
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December 22, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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From Merton Council/Idverde: “Dear Park User: Please note: From
Saturday 20th December 2025 to Sunday 4th January 2026, the Wimbledon Park gates will close at 6:00 pm.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!”
December 16, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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A reminder: Join Friends of Wimbledon Park for a sociable stroll with neighbours on Saturday 29th November – meet 2pm at the Home Park Road entrance. No need to book – all welcome.
Learn more about the nature and amenities of this beautiful green space !
#fowp_sw19 #parks #nature #sw18 #sw19
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Join Friends of #WimbledonPark for a sociable stroll with neighbours on Saturday 29th November – meet 2pm at the Home Park Road entrance. No need to book – all welcome.
Learn more about the nature and amenities of this beautiful green space ! #Nature #Trees #Southfields #SW19
Wimbledon Park - Horse Close Wood
November 28, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Join Friends of #WimbledonPark for a sociable stroll with neighbours on Saturday 29th November – meet 2pm at the Home Park Road entrance. No need to book – all welcome.
Learn more about the nature and amenities of this beautiful green space ! #Nature #Trees #Southfields #SW19
Wimbledon Park - Horse Close Wood
November 22, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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Thank you to all our #volunteers who helped plant 1,000 #daffodil bulbs in #WimbledonPark today ! We are looking forward to enjoying the start of the #flowers from February onwards! 🌼🌼🌼
November 16, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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Join Friends of Wimbledon Park for Daffodil bulb planting tomorrow, Sunday 26th November. Free to all.
👉 PLEASE REGISTER HERE (spaces limited):
volunteersignup.org/9BC8P
Then meet at Revelstoke Road car park, 1pm tomorrow (Sunday).
#Daffodils #fowp_sw19 #WimbledonPark
November 15, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Bridgestone Tyres and Merityre Southfields are donating money to two local charities: St Michael’s Church and Friends of Wimbledon Park.

For each Bridgestone tyre bought in Merityre Southfields, customers are given a token worth £1, which they can choose to donate to either charity.
November 5, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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Join Friends of Wimbledon Park for a “Tree Walk” on Sunday 26th October, 2pm: meet at Home Park Road entrance.
Free to all - just turn up by 2pm.
This is a great chance to learn about the rich ecology of Wimbledon Park.
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#fowp_sw19 #parks #trees #nature
Friends of Wimbledon Park "Tree Walk", Sunday 26th October, 2pm-4pm, Meet at Home Park Road Entrance | Friends of Wimbledon Park
Dr., Dave Dawson, a local environmental scientist and advisor to Friends of Wimbledon Park, will lead a "tree walk" in Wimbledon Park. starting from the Home
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October 19, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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Merton Council have informed us that on Friday 17 October two trees, an alder and a tree of heaven, will be felled. The trees are in the children's play area. One is dead and the other is infected with a fungus. The trees cannot be safely retained.
#fowp_sw19 #wimbledonpark #trees
October 17, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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Autumn in Horse Close Wood, Wimbledon Park.
#Autumn #Trees #Parks #Wimbledon
Autumn in Horse Close Wood, Wimbledon Park.
October 13, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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From Merton Council: 11 October we will remove 8 Lombardy poplar and 1 Whitebeam defective/dead trees rear of the running track, following failure of 1 Poplar. More works are required, including removals across the whole site.
#Merton #Trees #Parks
October 11, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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Black swans on Wimbledon Park lake. Read more about this and other latest environmental developments in Dr Dave Dawson’s latest nature blog: davegdawsonwp.blogspot.com/2025/09/sept...
#Nature #Parks #BlackSwans
Black swans on Wimbledon Park lake
October 4, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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A reminder of the Family Colour Run in Wimbledon Park this Sunday 28th September. Get your tickets now - they are selling fast !
#FamilyFun #Running #Colours
September 26, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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A reminder for the “Family Colour Run” Charity Event in Wimbledon Park, Sunday 28th September, 1-4pm, Great Field:
www.friendsofwimbledonpark.org/family-colou...
#running #SW19 #FamilyFun #WimbledonColour #Sport
September 18, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Dr Dave Dawson, local environmental scientist, commented:
“It's sad that a large old ash tree by the cafe has a fungal infection and there's a significant risk of falling limbs. To keep the public safe, unfortunately the tree will be removed.
[This] underlines the importance of planting more trees.”
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Tree works in Wimbledon Park scheduled for 17th-18th September - from Merton Arboriculture manager:
“…removal of the large Common Ash (T340 on the notice) located close to the café at Wimbledon Park on Wednesday, 17/09...”
September 16, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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Tree works in Wimbledon Park scheduled for 17th-18th September - from Merton Arboriculture manager:
“…removal of the large Common Ash (T340 on the notice) located close to the café at Wimbledon Park on Wednesday, 17/09...”
September 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Join Friends of Wimbledon Park for a sociable stroll around the park with neighbours on Saturday 13th September, 2pm meet at the Home Park Road entrance. Learn more about the history and ecology of this beautiful green space. www.friendsofwimbledonpark.org/friends-of-w...
#parks #nature #trees
Friends of Wimbledon Park Next Site Tours Sunday 24th August and Saturday 13th September, 2pm, Meet at Home Park Road Entrance | Friends of Wimbledon Park
Nick Steiner, Chair of Friends of Wimbledon Park, will lead our next tours of Wimbledon Park. starting from the Home Park Road entrance at 2pm.
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September 9, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Come and join us for our next tour of Wimbledon Park on Sunday 24th August, starting 2pm from the Home Park Road entrance.
August 23, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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“Family Colour Run” Charity Event in Wimbledon Park, Sunday 28th September, 1-4pm, Great Field:
www.friendsofwimbledonpark.org/family-colou...
#running #SW19 #FamilyFun #WimbledonColour #Sport
"Family Colour Run" Charity Event in Wimbledon Park, Sunday 28th September, 1-4pm, Great Field | Friends of Wimbledon Park
Book your tickets now: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/family-colour-run-tickets-1575868929389
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August 16, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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Tree Works in Wimbledon Park: Summer – Autumn 2025.
Merton Council and their contractor have made us aware of the following recent and planned tree works:
www.friendsofwimbledonpark.org/tree-works-i...
#Trees #Parks #Merton #SW19
Tree Works in Wimbledon Park: Summer - Autumn 2025 | Friends of Wimbledon Park
Merton Council and their contractor have made us aware of the following recent and planned tree works:
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August 15, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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Nick Steiner, Chair of Friends of Wimbledon Park, will lead our next tours of Wimbledon Park on Sunday 24th August and Saturday 13th September, starting from the Home Park Road entrance at 2pm.
www.friendsofwimbledonpark.org/friends-of-w...
#Parks #Nature #WimbledonPark #Trees
Friends of Wimbledon Park Next Site Tours Sunday 24th August and Saturday 13th September, 2pm, Meet at Home Park Road Entrance | Friends of Wimbledon Park
Nick Steiner, Chair of Friends of Wimbledon Park, will lead our next tours of Wimbledon Park. starting from the Home Park Road entrance at 2pm.
www.friendsofwimbledonpark.org
August 15, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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Message from Merton Council /Idverde staff regarding the Wimbledon Park Elisabeth Pool / splash pad:
Please help us keep the splash pool open by making sure children don’t bring sand – especially in buckets – from the sandpit into the pool. Even small amounts of sand can damage the filter & pumps.
Sand in the Wimbledon Park Elisabeth Pool risks damaging the pumps and filters
August 12, 2025 at 2:14 PM