Playground
Cator Park playground designed by award-winning Apes Adventure opened in June 2019 and is the perfect place for kids to climb and explore to their hearts content, seven days a week.
At first glance you will see a range of slides, swings, walls, nets, tunnels and a swale with natural log crossings. However, you may not know that the design process revolved around it being as ecologically sustainable as possible, using reclaimed and recycled materials. With everything sourced and/or produced within England. Including:
- The stag oak/oak cladding and the natural log crossings were sourced from an FSC managed woodland in Oxford.
- The timbers for the climbing wall are reclaimed Jarrah (tropical hard wood) sourced from an old British rail track.
- Features of the swale crossings and benches are from Woolwich Pier (which was recently demolished).
- The cast iron stepping stones were made by children in community following workshops run by APES.
Cator Park playground sits within a within a beautifully landscaped park designed in consultation with The Wildlife Trust. For more details on this award winning park click here.
