Explore our nature reserves

Woodberry Wetlands sunset credit Penny Dixie

We care for 37 nature reserves, protecting wildlife and wild habitats within the capital

They range from small, inner city havens to spacious woodlands, wildflower meadows and wetlands. We hope you enjoy visiting these precious locations, and share our passion for protecting the wildlife that lives alongside us. 

Woodberry Wetlands

A working reservoir in Manor House, closed to the public for almost 200 years, is now a beautiful urban wetland nature reserve

Woodberry Wetlands sunset credit Penny Dixie

Centre for Wildlife Gardening

Idyllic wildlife garden and award-winning visitor centre in quiet residential street

Frog in pond at Centre for Widlife Gardening credit Ella Cox

Gunnersbury Triangle

A green oasis created by intersecting railway lines, saved from development and managed for wildlife and people

Gunnersbury Triangle credit James Cracknell 

Sydenham Hill Wood

A unique mix of new and ancient woodland, with remnants of Victorian gardens, can be found at the Trust’s oldest nature reserve

Blackthorn at Sydenham Hill Wood Daniel Greenwood

Walthamstow Wetlands

In the Lee Valley a cluster of reservoirs have been transformed into Europe’s largest urban wetland reserve.

Walthamstow Wetlands reservoir island credit Iain Green

Camley Street Natural Park

A wild oasis nestled next to two of London's busiest railway stations and beside Regent's Canal. Temporarily closed to the public in order to prepare for the construction of a new visitor and learning centre, reopening in 2020. 

Pond dipping at Camley Street Natural Park 

       

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Orchids at Dews Farm Sandpitscredit Val Borrell