Morley Park is located in West Wimbledon, between Copse Hill and Cottenham Park Road. It has been leased to Merton Council by Berkeley Homes as part of the requirements of the planning consent for the Wimbledon Hill Park development. It comprises playing fields, a pavilion, woodland and meadow. The playing fields and pavilion are leased to the Ursuline High School. The foot and cycle path between Cottenham Park Road and Copse Hill (the north/south path), and the car park accessed from Cottenham Park Road, are also part of the park although not fenced within it. The cottage adjacent to the pavilion is also leased to the Council and the rental income from it should be used for the maintenance and improvement of the park.

Berkeley Homes' Remedial Drainage Works

Berkeley Homes has responsibility for the surface water drains in the park, and the attenuation pond, as they are part of the drainage system for the Wimbledon Hill Park development on Copse Hill which they built.

The remedial drainage works in the park that started in spring 2022, with works including installation of a very large attenuation tank under the playing fields, and were scheduled to complete that summer, were mostly complete by autumn 2023. Some of the planned remedial work extended into early 2024. However, post works surveys revealed additional problems with the capacity of the system to cope with extreme weather events. As of June 2026 details of the final stages of the remedial works to address this issue had not been agreed and, no planning application had been submitted for any of the remedial works done or proposed. 

On the brighter side there hasn’t been any flooding either in or from the park since the first phase of the remedial works were completed but the system hasn’t been tested in very severe weather conditions yet.

Stag beetle loggery installation complete

Oak logs were installed just to the north of the playing fields and right (east) of the steps up to the meadow in April 2026. They have been partially buried so that over time the wood will rot and provide a habitat where stag beetles can lay their eggs and the larvae can feed. As they feed there for 3–7 years before emerging as adult beetles it will be a long time before we see the result of our efforts on the loggery but it is well worth looking out for stag beetles in June and July as fallen wood in the woodland also provides good habitat for them.