Cannizaro Park

Just off the southwest corner of Wimbledon Common, this more pampered bit of greenery  has loads of pretty patches to wander through. There are Italian and Mediterranean gardens, a rose garden, a herb garden and a Gothic-style aviary, which now functions as a pop up art gallery. Like trees? With more than 200 species, this place has the most diverse collection of them in all of Greater London. Come in the summer and you might catch an open-air production from the Mayhem Theatre Company, which takes up residence at the park in June and July each year.