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.
Find some ancient trees
Totteridge Fields
Loved by bees, this patch of traditional English countryside within London’s leafy northern fringe in Barnet, teems with life every…
Oak Hill Wood
This steeply-sloping medieval woodland in East Barnet is a great place to spot bats and is also home to rare trees and flowers.
Hutchinson's Bank, Chapel Bank & Threecorner Grove
A large area of secluded chalk grassland and woodland in Croydon. Supporting many rare plants and insects, which has benefited from the…
Plan a family day out
Walthamstow Wetlands
In the Lee Valley a cluster of reservoirs have been transformed into Europe’s largest urban wetland reserve.
Walthamstow Wetlands…
Woodberry Wetlands
Due to ongoing coronavirus restrictions, the Coal House Cafe will be open for takeaway only and there will be no outdoor seating…
Crane Park Island
A fantastic variety of habitats including woodland, reedbed, ditches, ponds and river can be found on a site formerly used for gunpowder…
Get away from it all
Centre for Wildlife Gardening
Idyllic wildlife garden and award-winning visitor centre in a quiet residential street in Peckham.
Due to lockdown restrictions…
Braeburn Park
A former orchard, quarry and landfill site reclaimed by nature and now managed in partnership with the Land Trust, this once neglected…
Gutteridge Wood
An ancient oak and hazel coppice woodland in North Hillingdon. Carpeted with brilliant bluebells in spring and a year-long haven for…
Find a nature reserve near you
Orchids at Dews Farm Sandpitscredit Val Borrell