Battersea Park riverside and Peace Pagoda

Off-lead rules

Off-lead in designated areas

Wandsworth formally designates dog exercise areas alongside dog free areas and poop-scoop areas; Battersea Park's official map marks Dogs Excluded, Poop Scoop and Dogs on Leads zones.

On-lead areas: Dogs are excluded from children's play areas, enclosed sports and fitness facilities, all water bodies, the Promontory Garden, the former bowling green, the Events arena, the Old English Garden, the Pagoda, the Thrive garden, the Zoo and residential properties. Dogs must be on leads on all public highways, in car parks and in cafe outdoor eating areas.

A Public Spaces Protection Order applies here. Dogs must be on leads in specified areas including all public highways, and an authorised person may require a dog to be put on a lead. It is an offence to have more than 4 dogs at any one time.

The walk itself

Start point

Chelsea Bridge Gate

Nearest station

Battersea Park

Terrain

Victorian riverside park with a boating lake and subtropical garden

Surface

tarmac and gravel paths

Accessibility

level surfaced paths throughout

Mud

low

How quiet

low

Suits a reactive dog

moderate

Water access

No

Swimming allowed

No

Livestock

No

Wildlife

medium

Stiles

Not stated

Gates

Yes

Lighting

Yes

Toilets

Not stated

Waste bins

Yes

Parking

Yes

Café on site

Not stated

“Not stated” means our source did not cover it. We leave gaps rather than fill them.

Notes

Wandsworth's official Battersea Park restrictions map (batterseapark_v2.pdf) carries a legend of Dogs Excluded / Poop Scoop & Dogs on Leads areas. The list of restricted areas may not be complete - look out for notices. Directly opposite Battersea Power Station and Chelsea. Coordinate from Wikipedia infobox.