Blondin Park facts for kids

A photo of Blondin Park taken overlooking the main parkland.

Blondin Park is a cool public park in Northfields, which is part of the London Borough of Ealing. It's pretty big, about 8.5-hectare (21-acre)! The park has special areas where people can grow plants (these are called allotments) and also fields for playing sports.

Ealing Council owns the park, and they work with a group called the Friends of Blondin Park to take care of it. A part of the park, about 2.3 ha (5.7 acres), is a special Local Nature Reserve. This means it's a protected area for nature, full of interesting plants and animals. It's also known as a "Site of Local Importance for Nature Conservation."

Park History

This park became a public space in 1928. Back then, it was called Northfields Recreation Ground. Later, in 1957, its name was changed to Blondin Park. It was named after a famous person named Charles Blondin, who used to live nearby in a house called Niagara House. The special nature area within the park was created much later, in 1997.

Nature and Wildlife

A view inside the Blondin Park nature reserve.

The nature reserve part of Blondin Park is home to many different types of plants and animals. You can find a beautiful wildflower meadow there, which is like a field full of colorful wild flowers. There's also a pond where you can see wetland plants that love water. Some of these plants include things like lesser pond-sedge, sharp-flowered rush, and greater spearwort. It's a great place to explore and learn about local wildlife!

Getting There

You can get into Blondin Park from Boston Manor Road.