Nature Reserve / Woodland

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An area of woods and meadows near Mill Hill Village, with an abundance of flowers, fequented by a wide variety of birds.

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Around the Bentley Priory RAF base lies this expanse of ancient woodland, scrub, flower-rich grasslands and ponds, housing a wide variety of plants and animals.

Camley Street Natural Park/12 Camley St, Regent's Park, NW1 0PW [map]

This tiny oasis of nature near King's Cross - one of the oldest and most influential of urban ecology parks - is home to many frogs, toads and newts and sees an abundance of wild flowers in summer.

28 Marsden Rd, Peckham, SE15 4EE [map]

An educational centre in Peckham, run by the London Wildlife Trust, which demonstrates how to make gardens more attractive to wildlife.

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A large ancient woodland and areas of heathland in glades, extending into Kent, with exceptionally rich plant life.

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This extensive area of grassland and former gravel works contains a variety of aquatic plants and attracts numerous waterfowl and wading birds.

Lynton House, 255-259 High Road, Ilford, Essex, IG1 1NY [map]

An ancient wood, rich in plant and animal life, in a part of London with few extensive woodlands.

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A sizeable area of ancient woodland, with free public access.

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Woodland and grassland, grazed by sheep and cattle, with a famous pub.

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A large ancient wood, with areas of scrub and grassland, and with the waters of Kyd Brook running through it, which is home to a wide range of plants and animals.

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This site combines heathland and ancient woodland on acidic soils with flower-rich grassland on chalk.

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A large area of superb countryside, with many ancient woods, areas of chalk grassland and perhaps the finest network of hedgerows in London.

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An historic landscaped park with many high-quality wildlife habitats, including ancient woodland, a variety of grassland, and ponds.

Devonshire Road, Forest Hill, SE23 3TQ [map]

Devonshire Road Nature Reserve has a pond, meadow, beehive and wildlife conservation area.

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Downe Bank nature reserve was known to Charles Darwin as the 'Orchis Bank' for the many orchids that grow there.

Paul's Nursery Road, High Beach, Loughton, Essex, IG10 4AF [map]

The extensive forest, along with areas of grassland and wetland, is one of London's three Special Areas for Conservation.

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Probably the finest selection of railside habitats in London, this wide cutting combines three nature reserves, containing woodland, scrub, grassland and reed beds.

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This country park is a 100-hectare haven of traditional countryside in the heart of urban Middlesex.

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A recent habitat creation scheme, managed for environmental education and containing a wide range of habitats.