Editing Wallington, London (section)

==Open space==
[[file:3 Beddington Park, London Borough of Sutton - Boating Lake.jpg|thumb|left|230px|Boating lake, Beddington Park]]
Parks in the Wallington area include Mellows Park, Beddington Park and the Grange Gardens.

The latter two, through which the [[River Wandle]] flows, lie in the north-east of the area, on the border with neighbouring [[Beddington]].  Beddington Park is nearly 100 acres in size and is maintained by the [[London Borough of Sutton]]. It was originally part of the Deer Park attached to [[Beddington#Carew Manor|Carew Manor]], a grand country house built in the Tudor period, which stands to this day. It comprises a large area of open grassland with small clumps of trees, with an area of more formal gardens near the Grange restaurant, as well as a lake and pond. The main lake in the south west of the park was originally a mill pond. There are many paths and a number of ornamental bridges, which cross the stream which feeds the lake: this is part of the River Wandle, and the park is on the Wandle Trail. Part of the park is managed as a wildlife site.
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