Capital Ventures
We are entrepreneurial developers and placemakers who create long-term value for people, places and projects.
2nd Dec 2021
First of 700 new trees planted at Springfield University Hospital
Over the coming years, hundreds of trees will be planted across the site.
South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust and its partners are working to create a new ‘Springfield Village’, which will include the development of a new tree-lined public park, mental health facilities and new housing for south west London.
Trust Chief Executive, Vanessa Ford said:
“We are thrilled to be working with our partners to develop a new 32-acre park at Springfield. This planting symbolises the very first steps in boosting local biodiversity - over the coming years more than 700 Trees will be planted across the site.
“The park will include a pavilion café, play areas, an amphitheatre, community and sensory gardens, trim trail, ponds, a new footbridge, areas for informal sports and a youth shelter designed by local students.
“From exercising to picnics and spending time with friends and family, we know how important spending time outdoors can be for our mental health and wellbeing, and we are excited to share the benefits this new space will have for people across our communities.”
The park will open in three stages between spring 2023 and summer 2025. Landscaping and drainage works have continued at pace in recent months, with over 100,000 tons of earth moved to date.
Alongside the park over 800 new homes are being built for Springfield Village, with the development also providing funding for local transport infrastructure, shops and a café, and land for a new school.
Find out more about Springfield Village here
Find out more about the Trust’s programme of investment and innovation here
These are the first of over 30 British native species of trees to be planted across the site including birch, alder, oak and beech trees. These semi-mature tree specimens to be planted range in height from two meters to seven meters and will be planted during the winter months to ensure they become established in the landscape to provide a great legacy for years to come
Gareth Jones Sir Robert McAlpine, Infrastructure Project Manager
Planting the first of 700 new trees for Springfield Park
really delighted to be working with our
partners today as we developed the 32
acre park here at springfield today's
tree planting
symbolizes the first steps in boosting
our local biodiversity over the coming
years with more than 700 trees being
planted across the site from exercising
to picnics and spending time with
families and friends we know how
important spending times outdoors can be
for our mental health and well-being
and we're excited to share the benefits
of this space with uh with the people in
our communities for many years to come
-
Find out more
Latest news from Springfield University Hospital
-
![]()
Read more aboutSpringfield final phase supports NHS care
13 Aug 2025Barratt London’s The Lanes completes Springfield Village, supporting NHS mental health upgrades in South West London.
-
![]()
Read more aboutMayor of London opens new 32-acre park in the NHS’s Springfield Village
10 Jul 2025Sir Sadiq Khan was on hand to open a new park at Tooting's Springfield Village, where we were responsible for constructing new mental health and wider estate facilities
-
![]()
Read more aboutShaftesbury building opens
26 Oct 2023Congratulations to our project team on the Shaftesbury Building at Springfield Hospital in South-West London which has now officially opened.
Latest news
-
![]()
Read more aboutSpringfield final phase supports NHS care
13 Aug 2025Barratt London’s The Lanes completes Springfield Village, supporting NHS mental health upgrades in South West London.
-
![]()
Read more aboutNRC teams volunteer hundreds of hours to community
08 Aug 2025Supporting the community has been high on the agenda as part of the National Rehabilitation Centre's construction in Loughborough
-
![]()
Read more aboutSignificant HS2 milestone as Chiltern Tunnel complete
07 Aug 2025The construction of the 10-mile tunnel by our Align JV finishes ahead of schedule
