Nature Reserves and Woodlands in London
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WWT London Wetland Centre
Nature Reserve / Woodland
Queen Elizabeth's Walk, Barnes, Richmond, SW13 9WT [map]
£9.95
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RSPB Rainham Marshes Nature Reserve
Nature Reserve / Woodland
New Tank Hill Road, Purfleet, RM19 1SZ [map]
Rainham Marshes protects an ancient, low-lying grazing marsh in the Thames Estuary. Its complex of wet grassland, ditches and scrub, supports many breeding and wintering birds.
£3.00
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From £5.00
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Epping Forest
Nature Reserve / Woodland
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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Lee Valley
Nature Reserve / Woodland
This sprawling series of open spaces, in the valley of the River Lea, includes lakes, reservoirs, marshes and wet grassland.
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Addington Hills
Nature Reserve / Woodland
CR0 5HR [map]
Substantial areas of heathland and grassland, in broad glades within a large woodland, housing a host of rare plants and animals.
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Beddington Farmlands
Nature Reserve / Woodland
A large area of lagoons, one of the best sites for birds in London, which is being restored as a nature reserve.
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Bentley Priory Open Space
Nature Reserve / Woodland
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.
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Camley Street Natural Park
Nature Reserve / Woodland
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.
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Chalk Wood and Joyden's Wood
Nature Reserve / Woodland
DA2 7NY [map]
A large ancient woodland and areas of heathland in glades, extending into Kent, with exceptionally rich plant life.
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The Chase and Eastbrookend Country Park
Nature Reserve / Woodland
This extensive area of grassland and former gravel works contains a variety of aquatic plants and attracts numerous waterfowl and wading birds.
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Crane Park Island
Nature Reserve / Woodland
Heath Road, Twickenham, TW1 4AW [map]
The Crane Park Island local nature reserve is a peaceful haven and home for wildlife, situated on the River Crane on the borders of Whitton and Twickenham.
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Cranham Marsh
Nature Reserve / Woodland
Marshland is rare in London and this excellent combination of ancient wet woodland, wet meadow and marsh provides an important habitat for marsh-dwelling species.
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Crayford Marshes
Nature Reserve / Woodland
DA8 2LA [map]
One of the few remaining areas of Thames grazing marsh in London, with ditches supporting a wealth of rare plants and animals, and a good range of breeding birds.
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Devonshire Road Nature Reserve
Nature Reserve / Woodland
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 and Cudham Valley North
Nature Reserve / Woodland
Downe Bank nature reserve was known to Charles Darwin as the 'Orchis Bank' for the many orchids that grow there.
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Duke of Northumberland's River
Nature Reserve / Woodland
A section of river with excellent water quality, providing a home for water voles, a variety of fish and aquatic plants, and an exceptional range of aquatic insects.