The body of a man, believed to be in his mid-40s, was found in Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Park on Tuesday morning.
Police officers and the London Ambulance Service were called to the park at about 8.45am to reports of a dead body.
A man, thought to be aged in his mid-40s, was pronounced dead at the scene.
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said that the death is being treated as unexplained at this early stage.
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