Scadbury Park
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Scadbury Park is a Local Nature Reserve
in Chislehurst
in the London Borough of Bromley
. It is a Site of Metropolitan Importance. It is over 300 acres, and is part of an extensive wildlife corridor together with Petts Wood and the Jubilee Country Park
.
It has large areas of ancient woodland, especially oaks, and flowers include Lily of the Valley
, which is rare in London. Ponds have London's largest population of protected Great Crested Newt
s. Much of it is undisturbed grassland, and it also includes a working farm.
The main entrance is in Old Perry Street. The entrance piers, still exist.
Also a West Lodge to the estate still exists, also on Old Perry Street.
The London Loop passes through it from Sidcup By-Pass Road near its junction with Perry Street to St Paul's Cray Road.
's patron, Sir Thomas Walsingham
. Queen Elizabeth I's
spymaster, Francis Walsingham
, was born there. It was purchased by the London Borough of Bromley in 1983 and opened to the public in 1985.
Local Nature Reserve
Local nature reserve or LNR is a designation for nature reserves in the United Kingdom. The designation has its origin in the recommendations of the Wild Life Conservation Special Committee which established the framework for nature conservation in the United Kingdom and suggested a national suite...
in Chislehurst
Chislehurst
Chislehurst is a suburban district in south-east London, England, and an electoral ward of the London Borough of Bromley. It is south-east of Charing Cross.-Toponymy:...
in the London Borough of Bromley
London Borough of Bromley
The London Borough of Bromley is a London borough of south east London, England and forms part of Outer London. The principal town in the borough is Bromley.-Geography:...
. It is a Site of Metropolitan Importance. It is over 300 acres, and is part of an extensive wildlife corridor together with Petts Wood and the Jubilee Country Park
Jubilee Country Park
Jubilee Country Park is a 62 acre public park in Petts Wood in the London Borough of Bromley. It is a Local Nature Reserve, a Site of Metropolitan Importance. It was purchased by Bromley Council to celebrate the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II in 1977, and opened as a park in 1981.The Park is...
.
It has large areas of ancient woodland, especially oaks, and flowers include Lily of the Valley
Lily of the Valley
Convallaria majalis , commonly known as the lily-of-the-valley, is a poisonous woodland flowering plant native throughout the cool temperate Northern Hemisphere in Asia and Europe....
, which is rare in London. Ponds have London's largest population of protected Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt
The Great Crested Newt, also called Northern Crested Newt or Warty Newt is a newt in the family Salamandridae, found across Europe and parts of Asia.-Distribution:...
s. Much of it is undisturbed grassland, and it also includes a working farm.
The main entrance is in Old Perry Street. The entrance piers, still exist.
Also a West Lodge to the estate still exists, also on Old Perry Street.
The London Loop passes through it from Sidcup By-Pass Road near its junction with Perry Street to St Paul's Cray Road.
History
The site is first mentioned in the thirteenth century, when it was owned by the de Scathebury family, and in 1314 John de Scathebury built a moated manor house which is archaeologically significant. From 1424 to about 1655 it was owned by the Walsinghams, including Christopher MarloweChristopher Marlowe
Christopher Marlowe was an English dramatist, poet and translator of the Elizabethan era. As the foremost Elizabethan tragedian, next to William Shakespeare, he is known for his blank verse, his overreaching protagonists, and his mysterious death.A warrant was issued for Marlowe's arrest on 18 May...
's patron, Sir Thomas Walsingham
Thomas Walsingham (literary patron)
Sir Thomas Walsingham was a courtier to Queen Elizabeth I and literary patron to such poets as Thomas Watson, Thomas Nashe, George Chapman and Christopher Marlowe. He was related to Elizabeth's spymaster Francis Walsingham and the employer of Marlowe's murderer Ingram Frizer...
. Queen Elizabeth I's
Elizabeth I of England
Elizabeth I was queen regnant of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. Sometimes called The Virgin Queen, Gloriana, or Good Queen Bess, Elizabeth was the fifth and last monarch of the Tudor dynasty...
spymaster, Francis Walsingham
Francis Walsingham
Sir Francis Walsingham was Principal Secretary to Elizabeth I of England from 1573 until 1590, and is popularly remembered as her "spymaster". Walsingham is frequently cited as one of the earliest practitioners of modern intelligence methods both for espionage and for domestic security...
, was born there. It was purchased by the London Borough of Bromley in 1983 and opened to the public in 1985.