Beddington Farmlands
I used to work near the Beddington Farmlands site and it wasn't the most popular neighbour among my colleagues but I found it fascinating. I got some glimpses of wildlife through the fencing - families of foxes and birds including little egrets, shovelers and teal (ducks). Fox at the Beddington Lane side of the Farmlands, May 2012 From the Hackbridge end, with my camera at full zoom I was able to spot wetland birds like shoveler ducks and lapwings. Lapwings and shovelers, March 2014 Although technically in the borough of Sutton, Beddington Farmlands has been an important site for Croydon for over 160 years. The sewage works here originated as a sewage processing site for the Croydon Board of Health and it still plays a big part in our sewage and waste disposal services. It's also close to Croydon - there are views of the town centre and Purley Way area from the new bird hides installed a couple of years ago. Ikea towers and new buildings in Croydon town centre, Nov 2020 The va