Russia Dock Woodland is a long narrow park in Rotherhithe, London, created by the infilling of one of the former Surrey Commercial Docks. The former Russia Dock was originally used for the importing of timber from Norway, Russia and Sweden. The soft wood, known as "deal wood", was mostly used for paper for prints and for furniture.
Following the closure of the docks in the 1970s, the area was redeveloped by the London Docklands Development Corporation (LDDC). Russia Dock was infilled (save for a thin 'stream' through the woodland) and planted as a 34.5-acre (140,000 m2) woodland in 1980. It still contains surviving dock features including the retaining wall capstones, depth gauges, bollards, mooring chains and tracks.
