Reclaimed concrete slab footpath. Width: 4m.

Self-compacting gravel road.

Self-compacting gravel footpath.

Dam with walkway. Water pumped up to ponds from river.

Broadwalk with steel grating.

Steel staircase.

Stone gabion retaining wall.

Timber broadwalk.

Timber landing decks with information boards on habitat.

Ponds with terraced edges.

Steel staircase linking wetland and viewing tower.

Shipping crane relocated from local dock. Adapted to become viewing tower.

Footpath and Cycleway.

Jetty. Steel frame, timber deck with seating and shelter.

Existing floodwall.

Existing sluice gate.

A series of ponds on a sloping site set up the ground conditions

for five different habitats. Changes in habitat are further defined

by dramatic differences in colour and texture. These contrasts

are most prominent on the western edge by the circular ponds. As

visitors walk eastwards, the merging of habitats links the wetland

with the rest of the park.

Dagenham Parklands

Wetland Gardens

Jetty with seating and shelter.

Broadwalk between upland forest and scrublanb, looking south-east.

View from riparian forest looking south towards gabion retaining wall and staircase.