Battersea Park is a 200 acre green space on the south bank of the Thames which was opened in 1858. The park is marshland which has been reclaimed form the Thames and had been used for market gardens. The park is Grade II listed.
The park is host to many attractions, small children’s zoo, boating lake, tennis courts, running track, football pitches, hockey pitches and cricket pitches.
The Brown Dog affair was a political controversy about vivisection that divided the country. The Anti-vivisectionists commissioned a bronze statue of a dog that was placed in a recreation ground in Battersea in 1906. The plaque was seen as provocative and caused riots between the anti-doggers, suffragettes, trade unionists and police, known as the Brown Dog riots.
The statue was removed in 1910 by Battersea council and destroyed. The statue here was erected in 1985.
All the caches are “attached”, ether zip tied or magnetic. There are no base of trees or base of posts. They are all easily accessible, there is no need to climb any trees or fences.
Whilst there is parking in the park, it is suggested that you use public transport.
Nearest station is Battersea Park / Queenstown Road.
The park is open from 8am till dusk, park gates are open from 6:30am to 10:30pm. (From park website)