One Tree Hill, Honor Oak

This article is about One Tree Hill in Honor Oak. For other uses, see One Tree Hill.
The Oak of Honor
The view from One Tree Hill

One Tree Hill is a defining feature of Honor Oak, mostly in London Borough of Southwark but with parts also in the London Borough of Lewisham. It includes a 7 hectare public park, local nature reserve and Site of Borough Importance for Nature Conservation, Grade 1, [1] which is owned and managed by Southwark Council.[2] Its name, and that of the Honor Oak area, derive from the Oak of Honor, a tree on the hill which marked the southern boundary of the Norman Honour of Gloucester.[3]

One Tree Hill was once a part of a much larger landscape called the Great North Wood.[3] The London Wildlife Trust is currently working with Southwark Council and the Friends of One Tree Hill to improve the site for wildlife, as a part of its Great North Wood Project.

  1. ^ "One Tree Hill". Greenspace Information for Greater London. 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
  2. ^ "One Tree Hill". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 6 March 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Brenchley Gardens/Honor Oak Park [One Tree Hill], Honor Oak, Southwark, SE22 {recreational grounds}". Archaeology Data Service. Retrieved 24 July 2019.