Lavender Pond

Lavender Pond is a 2.5 acre local nature reserve in Rotherhithe in the London Borough of Southwark.

In 1928 the entrance to the pond was blocked when the Port of London Authority built the Pumphouse on the site to control the water levels in Surrey Docks.

[3] The reserve has the small wildlife pond, wet meadows and native trees have been planted in the woodland area.

[4] As well as an area for wildlife, the reserve aims to be a haven for local residents and an educational resource.

[3] The Pumphouse Educational Museum was located in the former pumphouse adjacent to the pond, and housed the Rotherhithe Heritage Museum and artefacts from the Thames shore from Roman times onwards.