Heathfield Gardens
One of Croydon's most beautiful parks year-round, Heathfield is especially vibrant in springtime. The house is surrounded by ornamental gardens, water features and woodland. Heathfield House was owned by Raymond Riesco until 1964 and is now used as a training centre by Croydon Council. I saw some bumblebees at Heathfield on Christmas Day 2020 Already, there are daffodils, crocuses and irises coming through in the gardens. In just a few weeks, spring will be in full swing. I wrote this post based on memories and photographs of previous springtime visits to this little patch of paradise in Croydon. There is a round pond near the house which appears quite barren in the winter but it supports dragonflies, damselflies, frogspawn and visiting ducks in the spring and summer. In front of the house there are grass terraces with flowerbeds and a rose garden, with views over fields down Gravel Hill towards New Addington. Horses from the neighbouring farm are often found in the fields, ...