Local Wildlife Site

Accessible Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation

Ravensbury Park
Borough: Merton
Grade: Borough Grade II
Access: Free public access (all/most of site)
Area: 1.91 ha

Description

This tranquil riverside park is part of the Ravensbury Park Local Nature Reserve. Most of this reserve is included in the Upper River Wandle Metropolitan site.Merton Healthy Walks and Morden Start the Week with a Walk use this site – both Walking the Way to Health (WHI) schemes; see links for details.

Wildlife

An area of seasonally flooded grassland on the site is managed with an annual hay cut, principally for its wildlife.

Facilities

The Wandle Trail passes close by.
Common fleabane © Jan Hewlett

Common fleabane © Jan Hewlett

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