Over the coming years, hundreds of trees will be planted across the site.
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.
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Last month NHS staff from South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust took part in a bricklaying event to celebrate 12 months to go until the opening of two new mental health facilities in South West London, that will be at the heart of a new ‘Springfield Village’.
Richmond MPs, Sarah Olney and Munira Wilson, visited South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust (SWLSTG) to tour its services and learn more about the progress made developing new facilities at Springfield University Hospital.
Sutton and Merton MPs, Elliot Colburn and Stephen Hammond, visited South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust (SWLSTG) yesterday to tour its services and learn more about the progress made on the development of its Springfield site in Wandsworth.
