Actually Me!Me!Me! you do bring up a good point about the lack of money spent on the recreation ground over the years but it's unfair to say there have been no friends of the rec in the past.
The problem has been Southwark who have especially in the past few years spent less and less on the rec because they wish to take it for burial ground. The less the land is used,the less people will object!

Also your argument does contain a contradiction.The rec is not devoid of wildlife, I once saw a squirrel up a tree eating a packet of polo's (true fact).I wish I had taken a picture now it would had been wonderful to use for the campaign.
However on a serious note there is plenty of wildlife, especially over by the tennis courts so if that's important to you why are you for digging up the rec and disturbing it?