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GREEN & GROWING SPACES The area is dominated by the Crystal Palace Park, designated Metropolitan Open Land (MOL).1 The park is the primary regional attraction within the area, containing the National Sports Centre, its athletics stadium and aquatics centre, as well as acting as a link within several strategic regional walking routes including the All London Green Grid, Green Chain, and Capital Ring. A smaller network of growing spaces and green links also complement the area, including Transition Town’s ‘Patchwork Farm’ initiative, a network of community gardens, including St Johns Community Garden and Tranquility Garden, wellloved walks including Stambourne Woodland Walk, and a series of green spaces representing opportunities for enhancement and investment, such as Beaulieu Heights and William Booth park and the former Orchard School sports ground, Anerley.
1 MOL is a classification of open land intended to protect areas of landscape, recreation, nature conservation and scientific interest or strategic importance.
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