Harroway Gardens reopens with enhanced green spaces, modern playground, and outdoor gym 

Harroway Gardens in Battersea now offers something for everyone – a refurbished children’s playground, outdoor gym, table tennis, chess tables, and a valley garden with seating and planting for relaxation and socialising.

We have also added a new entrance on Gwynne Road, connecting the Gardens more closely with the surrounding community. Visitors will also notice new grasscrete paths, which make it easier to get around while helping rainwater soak into the ground naturally. Over 100 new plants, six flowering cherry trees, and two stag beetle loggeries have been added to boost biodiversity and create a richer habitat for wildlife.

Residents joined the Mayor of Wandsworth, Jeremy Ambache, and Paul White, Cabinet Member for Environment, to celebrate the improvements.

Paul White, Cabinet Member for Environment, said: “We’re delighted to reopen Harroway Gardens as a space that truly reflects the needs of the community. Across the borough, we’re creating spaces that are better for people and wildlife, as part of our climate action plan and Year of Play. This is one of many projects that make our borough greener, healthier and more inclusive – places where everyone can enjoy nature, play and spend time together.”

The playground now includes a large climbing tower, a slide built into the mounded landscape, a play hut for imaginative games, and new swings, including an accessible swing seat and roundabout so children of all abilities can play together. These improvements support Wandsworth’s Year of Play commitment to accessibility and inclusion.

Community engagement

The event also celebrated the role of the local community in shaping the project. Children from nearby Caius House Nursery joined the ceremony and planted new greenery and the Mayor joined them to plant a cherry tee, marking a greener future for the Gardens. The planting provides year-round structure, pollinator-friendly and drought-tolerant species, as well as seasonal colour, helping make the Gardens not just greener, but ecologically richer and more resilient.

The changes to Harroway Gardens were shaped by two rounds of community consultation, where residents called for better access, more seating, and activities for all ages. Harroway Gardens now delivers on those priorities, creating a space that is greener, safer and more welcoming, as part of our wider strategy to create healthier, more connected communities and protect biodiversity as part of our climate action plan.