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If
you
are
strolling
along
the
park,
don't
miss
a
visit
to
the
Ponds.
Beautifully
restored
by
volunteers,
with
the
help
of
The
Millennium
Fund,
the
water
now
flows
clean
and
host
a
diverse
marine
life,
what
attracts
lots
of
migrating
birds.
Every
year
we
have
the
return
of
the
Swan
couple
that
nests
there
and
soon
becomes
the
main
attraction.
You
can
buy
bird
feed
at
the
Cafe,
and
just
sit
there
watching
the
World
go
by.
30
years
ago
it
used
to
house
a
mini
Zoo
along
the
Walled
Garden
(next
to
the
Pond)
but
the
recession
of
the
early
90's
saw
it
demolished
and
replaced
by
benches.
The
3
ponds
are
a
catchment
area
of
the
water
coming
down
the
chalk
hills,
and
it
is
the
start
of
the
River
Effra,
that
now,
runs
underground
from
here
until
it
reaches
the
Thames,
next
to
Vauxhall
Bridge.
Mind
you
I
just
remember
my
neighbour
(in
her
90's)
said
to
me
she
met
her
husband
here.
Brockwell
Park
used
to
be
known
as
the
'courting'
area,
where
single
ladies
would
come,
Sunday
afternoons,
sit
on
the
benches
and
wait
for
suitable
bachelors,
in
the
hope
they
would
be
asked
for
a
walk
around
the
Pond,
and
hopefully
get
married,
like
her.
"Good
gay
old
days",
she
said.
(Nelly
made
me
laugh,
bless!)
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