This site includes a golf course with old hedges and fine areas of acid grassland, an ancient green lane and an important educational area with a variety of habitats. The Green Chain Walk runs along Gravel Pit Lane. The Nature Study Centre is a very important educational site with its grounds containing a good range of habitats including woodland, ponds, a stream and meadows.
Local Wildlife Site
Accessible Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation
Eltham Warren Golf Course, Gravel Pit Lane and the Nature Study Centre
Borough: Greenwich
Grade: Borough Grade I
Access: Free public access (part of site)
Area: 21.27 ha
Description
Wildlife
Eltham Warren Golf Course includes some fine areas of acid grassland in the roughs, where heath bedstraw and harebell, both scarce in London, occur. More extensive areas of semi-improved neutral grassland contain a good diversity including oxeye daisy. Some fine old hedges cross the golf course, and there are areas of broom and gorse scrub and secondary woodland. Gravel Pit Lane is a wonderful example of an ancient green lane, flanked by species-rich hedges which include field maple, hazel, crab apple and holly. The Nature Study Centre grounds contain a good range of habitats including woodland, ponds, a stream and meadows.Facilities
Waymarked walking route; educational activities
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