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TRUE - the Trust for Urban Ecology Summary Greenwich Peninsular Ecology ParkEntry to the park is free. Please remember that dogs (apart from guide dogs) and cycling are not permitted. Children under eight must be accompanied by an adult. The Park has full disabled access. Address The Ecology Park Gatehouse, Thames Path, John Harrison Way Greenwich Peninsular, London SE10 0QZ Google mapCountry United Kingdom Public Email Address true@btcv.org.uk Phone Number +44 (0)20 8293 1904 Fax Number +44 (0)20 8293 7037 Trust for Urban Ecology Greenwich Peninsula Ecology Park site by History The Greenwich Peninsula was originally made up of agricultural fields, marshes and even a large millpond, and was historically known as Greenwich Marsh. The area became heavily industrialised from the late 1880s onwards with gas and chemical works and a major shipbuilding yard. The Blackwall Tunnel, built in 1897, destroyed much of the remaining field and marsh. In fact there was no green space left on the Peninsula by 1
