flows south-westward, emptying into the pond, the footpath running from the site entrance northward into the reserve crosses over this stream on a small footbridge. The north of the reserve has an open field, where, alongside the path there is a hollow which was previously another pond, but is long dried up. There are wooden benches and tables in the preserve, where the trees are thinner, and roughly circular path going around the southern half of the site, which is a dirt path on the south side near the entrance, but a raised wooden path closer to the centre where the ground is more uneven and wet. In an opening, a circular arrangement of benches have been installed around a pedistal, resembling a classroom, to aid educational visits. There are also a number of signs inside Grove Park Nature Reserve, telling visitors about the local history and wildlife of the site and surrounding area, some of these were paid for by lottery funding. On the northern side the site has wooden fences separating it from residential roads, Bramdean Crescent and Oak Apple Court, and the eastern side has fences backing onto Hoser Avenue, Palace View, Baring Close and Stratfield House, which are residential cul-de-sac roads, coming off of Baring Road. On the eastern side of the reserve near the path and within the woodland, are the remains of an old cast iron fence which was part of the boundary fence of the previous residential garden. An unlit footpath named Railway Children Walk, runs along the southern boundary of the reserve, joining Baring Close and Baring Road on the east side to Reigate Road in Downham on the west side, with a stepped footbridge carrying it over the railway line. The site's main entrance is from this footpath; Grove Park Nature Reserve and Railway Children Walk are part of the South East London Green Chain, a linked system of open spaces. There are also gates into the reserve on Hoser Avenue and Oak Apple Court on the eastern and northern side, but these gates are usually not open to the public. Grove Park Nature Reserve is accessed by local primary schools for forest school trips, the site is also used for dog walking and plum and blackberry picking. Wildlife Plants Grove Park Nature Reserve contains a diverse number of trees other plants including, oak, birch, ash, hornbeam, horse chestnut, common lime,