utton ▁Council ▁and ▁managed ▁by ▁the ▁Council ▁together ▁with ▁S utton ▁Nature ▁Conserv ation ▁Vol unte ers ▁– ▁SN CV . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁mainly ▁open ▁space ▁where ▁visitors ▁can ▁find ▁out ▁about ▁wild life ▁habit ats , ▁alternative ▁energy , ▁rec y cling , ▁comp ost ing , ▁and ▁organ ic ▁garden ing . ▁The ▁Centre ' s ▁activities ▁include ▁running ▁educational ▁vis its ▁for ▁schools ▁and ▁community ▁groups , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁events ▁and ▁volunte er ▁days . ▁ ▁The ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁E col ogy ▁Centre ▁is ▁that ▁the ▁grounds ▁were ▁until ▁the ▁late ▁eight ies ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" L od gel ands ", ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁old ▁gard ens ▁of ▁The ▁L odge ▁in ▁Car shal ton . ▁They ▁were ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁tree ▁nur ser y ▁until ▁the ▁early ▁eight ies , ▁when ▁they ▁became ▁sur plus ▁to ▁requirements . ▁After ▁a ▁prolong ed ▁public ▁debate , ▁it ▁was ▁agreed ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁to ▁preserve ▁the ▁area ▁as ▁an ▁open ▁space ▁for ▁public ▁use . ▁ ▁Park s ▁▁ ▁In ▁common ▁with ▁the ▁London ▁Bor ough ▁of ▁S utton ▁as ▁a ▁whole , ▁Car shal ton ▁has ▁many ▁green ▁spaces , ▁with ▁three ▁of ▁its ▁main ▁public ▁par ks ▁worthy ▁of ▁particular ▁note . ▁ ▁Car shal ton ▁Park ▁ ▁The ▁present ▁day ▁Car shal ton ▁Park ▁is ▁situated ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁High ▁Street , ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁bounded ▁by ▁Rus kin ▁Road , ▁Ash com be ▁Road ▁and ▁Wood stock