Speaking to News Shopper, Donna said: "I've lived in Bexley all my life. I've always enjoyed being brought up to Hall Place to go and see the geese.

And the current Lord Mayor, Ian Luder, performed the reopening ceremony last Friday (April 3). A visit to the Grade I listed house in Bourne Road, Bexley, will reveal the scale of the work undertaken.

At Hall Place, Bourne Road, Bexley DA5 1PQ, easily reached by rail from Charing Cross or London Bridge. Adults £7 / Conc £5 Free with National Art Pass.

A Bexley Council spokeswoman said: “This year Hall Place has experienced a large influx of Geese and they were damaging the river bank, the flower beds and discouraging other forms of wildlife ...