Bushy Park
Bushy Park is a haven for wildlife – from historic herds of resident deer and scores of protected anthills to ancient woodlands and winding waterways where skylarks nest, ducks dive and beetles scurry.
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Richmond Park
Richmond Park, London’s largest Royal Park, spans 2,500 acres and is a National Nature Reserve and Site of Special Scientific Interest. Established by King Charles I in 1637 as a deer hunting park, it was enclosed by high walls, much of which still remain today. A legal case in 1758 secured public access for pedestrians.
The Chase Nature Reserve
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Dagenham Chase Local Nature Reserve is one of the top urban nature reserves in the southeast of England. Together with Eastbrookend Country Park, it offers a diverse range of habitats that attract an incredible variety of wildlife.
Over the years, rare bird sightings have included Great Snipe, Pine Bunting, and Spotted Crake—so you never know what you might spot!
Covering 48.5 hectares, The Chase is home to shallow wetlands, woodlands, grasslands, and the River Rom, creating the perfect environment for wildlife to thrive. It forms part of a regionally important conservation area, alongside Eastbrookend and Beam Valley Country Parks.
Birdlife is a particular highlight, with over 190 species recorded in the last 50 years. Kingfishers, skylarks, little ringed plovers, and lapwings all breed here, but The Chase is best known for its rare migratory visitors like Pine Bunting, Great Snipe, and Spotted Crake.
Beyond birds, the reserve is also home to water voles, great crested newts, slow worms, and badgers. It’s an important site for rare plants, including the Black Poplar tree, with six of the only 600 female trees left in the UK growing here. Other notable plants include spiny restharrow, warty cabbage, and black mustard.
Whether you’re into birdwatching, wildlife spotting, or just enjoying nature, The Chase is a fantastic place to explore
The Colne Valley Regional Park
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The Colne Valley Regional Park is the first substantial taste of countryside to the west of London. The Park, founded in 1965, stretches from Rickmansworth in the north to Staines and the Thames in the south, and from Uxbridge and Heathrow in the east, to Slough and Chalfont St Peter in the west.
Harrow Nature Conservation Forum
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This is a sub-group of a charity running since 1985. They do habitat management for wildlife on the nature reserves of Harrow. Tools are provided. email lesleybolsover@yahoo.co.uk
CPRE London
We worked with London National Park City and other London green spaces organisations to create a map of volunteering opportunities with green spaces community groups (often called ‘friends groups’) all around London.
WWT
We are a growing, global community of nature lovers. Our vision is a world where healthy wetland nature thrives and enriches lives. We’re doers by nature. For nature. We value diversity, encourage innovation and empower activists. Everyone who works for us has an important role to play.
Havering Volunteer Centre
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Havering Volunteer Centre (CN:1165759) was founded by Shelley Hart CEO, in 2015 after the closure of the Boroughs Council for Voluntary Service (CVS). The closure led to a huge hole right in the centre of the Boroughs Volunteer Sector with many organisations feeling the additional strain of now having to self recruit volunteers.
Harrow Nature Conservation Forum – Newton Farm Ecology Park
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This is a subgroup of a charity running since 1985. They do habitat management for wildlife on the nature reserves of Harrow. Tools are provided. email lesleybolsover@yahoo.co.uk
Harrow Nature Conservation Forum – Stanmore Common
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This is a subgroup of a charity running since 1985. They do habitat management for wildlife on the nature reserves of Harrow. Tools are provided. email simonbraidan@hotmail.co.uk