[3] The land was sold to Ilford Council in 1899 for £11,200 (equivalent to £1,490,000 in 2023) by a farmer, Walter Mills.

[4] In the 1920s, the clock tower was moved from Ilford Broadway to the park entrance because it was in the way of road improvements.

It contains a number of large trees, a lake which is fed by Loxford Water and leisure facilities including Tennis courts and Football pitches.

In 2011, a new Wildlife Education & Information Centre was opened in the old boat house as a partnership between the London Borough of Redbridge and the South Park User Group.

The park is known as a haven for bats, and an annual bat-sighting walk is organised every September by the London Borough of Redbridge.