Russia Dock Woodland
 
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Location of Russia Dock Woodlands in Greater London |
The Russia Dock Woodland is a narrow park in Rotherhithe (London) , which was created by backfilling the '' 'Russia Docks' '', a historic harbor basin of the Surrey Commercial Docks . The Russia Dock originally served as a berth for ships from Norway , Russia and Sweden bringing wood to London. The softwood, called "Deal Wood", was mainly used to make printing paper and furniture.
After the docks were closed in the 1970s, the site was redesigned by the London Docklands Development Corporation (LDDC). The Russia Dock was filled in (with the exception of a thin trickle through the forest planting) and in 1980 it was reforested to create a 140,000 m² forest plantation. You can still find some surviving details of the harbor basin there, such as B. Ridge stones of the walls, water level indicators, bollards, anchor chains and towpaths. In 1985, the LDDC built an artificial hill, Stave Hill, on the west edge of the park (in place of the historic Stave Dock ), created from the excavation of the Albion Channel (in place of the historic Albion Dock) consists. On the top of the hill is a relief map made of bronze by Michael Rizzello , which shows the former harbor basins.
