The Mudchute was originally created during the 19th century. The spoil from the construction of the Millwall Dock was dumped onto near by land. Later, when the dock was completed a clinker embankment was built round the dumping site and the silt, which had accumulated in the dock, was pumped in. The spoil and silt together formed an area local referred to as ‘The Mudchute’.
With time a wild habitat developed and this became a magnet for local youngsters to explore, even though the public were not officially allowed access to the land.

The Mudchute Park and Farm is 32 acres in total

Mudchute Park and farm is an area of "Herb rich grassland".

Designated a site of Metropolitan Importance for nature conservation by the London Ecology Unit

Bofors anti aircraft gun similar to the one at Mudchute Park. The area was a gun emplacement during World War Two.

Borehole made at 50 Westferry Road in 2007.
Shows made ground covering 1.50 metres clay and silt.
Below this is 2.40 metres of brown peat.

This indicates that in a drier warmer period 6,000 to 3,000 years before present the area was forested. after this time the weather became cooler and wetter and the area was probably under water and being covered by silt. (Late Holocene rise in sea level)

More recently (2009) boreholes have been made in Mudchute Park and showed high levels of arsenic and lead were present.

Monk Parakeets have been at Mudchute for a few years. Originally from South America. Discreet populations occur in Europe and North America, due to milder winters.

Old maps of the area

Locating the Omphalos

I have scanned in the map showing the circle off the East Ferry Road. The blue diagonal line is the ley line going from Greenwich Park and up towards Queen Mary University site!